Victoria Atkins says she wants to look at ‘pay and conditions’ for junior doctors but also says ‘many, many’ of them do not support BMA
Keir Starmer has said that he thinks there are “grounds for changing the law” to allow assisted dying – while stressing MPs should have a free vote on any legislation.
He was speaking after the TV presenter Esther Rantzen, who is dying of cancer, reignited the debate about the issue with an interview this week in which she said she would like the option of being able to kill herself, but was worried her relatives might be prosecuted if they helped her under the current legislation.
On the question of assisted dying, there are obviously strong views both ways on this, which I respect.
And that’s why traditionally, this has always been dealt with a private member’s bill and a free vote and that seems appropriate to me.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Victoria Atkins says she wants to look at ‘pay and conditions’ for junior doctors but also says ‘many, many’ of them do not support BMAKeir Starmer has said that he thinks there are “grounds for changing the law” to allow assisted dying – while stressing MPs should have a free vote on any legislation.He was speaking after the TV presenter Esther Rantzen, who is dying of cancer, reignited the debate about the issue with an interview this week in which she said she would like the option of being able to kill herself, but was worried her relatives might be prosecuted if they helped her under the current legislation.On the question of assisted dying, there are obviously strong views both ways on this, which I respect.And that’s why traditionally, this has always been dealt with a private member’s bill and a free vote and that seems appropriate to me. Continue reading…
