UK’s former top judge warns assisted dying approval should be kept out of courts

Former UK top judge Lord Sumption has recommended that decisions on assisted dying should not involve the courts, suggesting the removal of a clause requiring terminally ill individuals to seek court approval under the proposed Bill. The Bill would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to end their lives with the approval of two doctors and a High Court judge, but Lord Sumption criticized the process as “over-engineered, bureaucratic, and coldly inhumane.” He is one of many witnesses providing evidence on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, with concerns raised about the potential complexities and bureaucratic obstacles patients may face if the legislation is too intricate.

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