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The repercussions of a change in the law could impact three groups of people in ways that are not being widely considered.
The Committee stage of Kim Leadbeater’s deadly assisted suicide bill is proving to be utterly shambolic.
The change comes after Ms Leadbeater scrapped the requirement to have a High Court judge approve assisted suicide cases.
Dr Griffiths was one of the few disability experts to appear before the ongoing committee hearing into Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s Bill.
Should doctors be involved in assisted suicide? Some voices are questioning whether doctors should be involved at all.
Kim Leadbeater MP has proposed that a panel of “experts” should sign off on assisted suicides instead of High Court judges, having previously stated that judges would safeguard against coercion.