Parliament should be allowed to fully consider a change in the law on assisted dying, a Tory former Cabinet minister has said.
Speaking at Westminster, Lord Forsyth of Drumlean argued the case for the Government to introduce draft legislation that would enable terminally ill, mentally competent adults to legally end their own lives with medical assistance, with the aim of enabling politicians to debate the contentious issue.
The Conservative peer pointed out a backbench bill, introduced to the Lords by independent crossbencher Baroness Meacher, which would give patients with only months to live the right to die by taking life-ending medication, was destined to fail due to “wrecking” moves by opponents.
