Tanni Grey-Thompson: Assisted dying bill will allow families to go ‘doctor shopping’ to end lives of relatives

Tanni Grey-Thompson, a disability rights campaigner and member of the House of Lords, has expressed concerns that legalizing assisted dying could lead to families exploiting the law to end the lives of elderly, disabled, or sick relatives through “doctor shopping.” Despite claims of stringent safeguards in the proposed legislation by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, Grey-Thompson and former High Court official Sir James Munby argue that the bill’s loopholes could result in potential abuse. Health secretary Wes Streeting and justice secretary Shabana Mahmood have already indicated their opposition to the bill, which is set for a second reading in the Commons on 29 November.

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