The Assisted Dying Bill: A Crucial Moment for Compassion and Common Sense As the debate over assisted dying reaches a critical juncture in Parliament, voices of reason are gaining traction.
Sir Max Hill, former Director of Public Prosecutions, has thrown his weight behind the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, urging lawmakers to "finish the job" and bring much needed reform to the outdated Suicide Act 1961.
The statistics on assisted dying cases are stark: between 2015 and 2020, only one in six cases reported to the Crown Prosecution Service were reviewed.