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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Harriet Sherwood

UK’s assisted dying law won’t be ‘slippery slope’ says California doctor who has helped dozens end their life

Dr Catherine Sonquist Forest
Dr Catherine Sonquist Forest said there had been no broadening of the criteria for assisted dying in her home state of California since it was legalised there eight years ago. Photograph: Neil Roche/Lost Coast Media

A California doctor who has helped dozens of terminally ill people end their lives at a time of their own choosing has said decades of experience in the US showed that there was no danger of a “slippery slope” if assisted dying legislation was robustly framed.

Dr Catherine Sonquist Forest, a family physician based in Santa Cruz, said the proposed legislation due to be voted on by MPs at Westminster this week was “impressive”.

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