Safeguards against coercion in assisted suicide bill are ‘incredibly weak’, disabled academic tells MPs

MPs pushing for the legalisation of assisted suicide have been warned by a disabled academic that protections in the proposed bill that are aimed at preventing disabled people being “coerced” into ending their own lives are “incredibly weak”. The Commons committee examining the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill – which has a strong majority in favour of legalisation – was taking evidence from Dr Miro Griffiths, one of the few disabled experts asked to give oral evidence.