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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox

Assisted dying coercion by doctors ‘a significant threat’, warns top consultant

Coercion by doctors and other members of the medical profession poses one of the biggest dangers to vulnerable, elderly and disabled people if assisted dying is legalised, a leading consultant has warned.

Baroness Llora Finlay, a consultant in palliative care and a member of the House of Lords, told The Independent that “it is often almost impossible” to detect coercion in patients.

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