OPINION - Kim Leadbeater is wrong — assisted dying would be a disaster
Kim Leadbeater, who introduced her assisted dying bill in the Commons yesterday, has said it’s all about the safeguards. Well, no, it’s not. It’s about a clash of irreconcilable principles. On the one hand, there’s Kim’s contention that “too many people have been condemned to die in misery and pain”. In other words, we’re talking personal autonomy which is in many respects a valuable aspiration.