Wes Streeting will vote against the assisted dying bill & is getting his department to assess the costs of provision.... but he then said that looking at the money saved in the NHS be assisted dying was a 'slippery slope', and:

'I would hate for people to opt for assisted dying because they think they’re saving someone somewhere money, whether that’s relatives or the NHS'....

The problem with the last statement it sort of sounds like a threat, not a dismissal?

#AssistedDying #NHS
h/t FT

"Many patients who sign up for assisted dying do not in the end request that their lives are curtailed. The reassurance that they have this option is enough to relieve much of the anxiety and stress as death approaches. We view assisted dying not as an alternative to good palliative care but, instead, an extra component of a holistic palliative care plan"
MPs who are also medics urge colleagues to support assisted dying bill
#AssistedDying #TerminalIllness #UKPolitics

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/01/mps-medics-urge-colleagues-support-assisted-dying-bill?CMP=firstedition_email