Assisted dying could very soon be legalised in the UK with MPs being given a free vote by Prime Minister Keir Starmer on a bill that’s just been introduced by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater.
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It’s a controversial issue with passionate feelings on both sides that has been debated – and rejected -by parliament before, but campaigners think this time they could get it over the line.
So, is this bill a humane and logical step to relieve those in unbearable agony, or is it a slippery slope that distorts the value of life in the UK?
In this week’s episode of the Political Fourcast Krishnan Guru-Murthy is joined by Conservative MP Danny Kruger, who fronted a documentary on the subject with his mother Prue Lieth, Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine, a long-time campaigner for assisted dying, and Channel 4 News’ Health and Social Care editor Victoria McDonald.
Produced by Silvia Maresca, Calum Fraser, Rob Thomson.
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