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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Abbie Llewelyn

Stronger mental capacity assessments could be added to assisted dying Bill

Lord Falconer of Thornton and Kim Leadbeater MP join Dignity in Dying campaigners in Parliament Square, London (David Parry Media Assignments/PA) - (PA Wire)

The assisted dying Bill could have “enhanced protections” added regarding assessments of mental capacity, Parliament heard during the final debate on the legislation this year.

Labour peer Lord Falconer of Thornton, who is leading the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill through the House of Lords, told peers that those who are “particularly vulnerable” should have an “enhanced level of assessment”.

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