A new assisted dying law for England and Wales could take up to four years to fully implement due to additional safeguards being adopted as the bill goes through Parliament. A spokesperson for Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP behind the bill, described the four-year time limit as “a backstop” but acknowledged changes to the bill – including new panels to oversee applications – will “inevitably take longer to implement”. Opponents warn that people could be put under pressure to end their lives. They want improvements to palliative care instead. But supporters argue the law needs changing because some people have horrible deaths, however good their end-of-life or palliative care is.
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