- Former director of public prosecutions Sir Max Hill has warned that the current ban on assisted dying is failing to protect vulnerable people, as most cases escape proper scrutiny.
- Analysis reveals that only one in six reported assisted deaths of British people were reviewed by the Crown Prosecution Service between 2015 and 2026.
- Sir Max urged MPs to pass the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill as it returns to the Commons, stating that the proposed law will introduce vital safeguards before a death occurs.
- Under the proposed legislation, terminally ill adults in England and Wales with less than six months to live could request an assisted death subject to approval by two doctors and an expert panel.
- The bill remains deeply controversial, with critics raising concerns over potential coercion and arguing that improvements to palliative care should take priority.
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