voted down a motion calling for the devolved assembly to support a change in the law in Westminster, with those rejecting assisting suicide including First Minister Eluned Morgan and Secretary for Health and Social Care Jeremy Miles.\r\n

No Safeguards Strong Enough

\r\nCritics of the proposals warn that even with so-called “robust” safeguards in place, vulnerable people could still be coerced into accepting state-administered suicide."} 5d:{"type":"p","text":"Campaign group Our Duty of Care, which represents doctors and nurses, wrote to the prime minister arguing it is “impossible for any government to draft assisted suicide laws which include protection from coercion and future expansion,” pointing to Canada as an example of where “safeguards can be eroded in a matter of just five years.”"} 5e:{"type":"p","text":"“The prohibition of killing is the safeguard. The current law is the protection for the vulnerable,” Our Duty of Care’s letter, penned by Dr. Gillian Wright and Dr. David Randall, said."} 5f:{"type":"p","text":"MPs have been urged to invest in better ways to support and care for terminally ill people, rather than voting to legalise assisted suicide."} 60:{"type":"p","text":"CARE said, “We believe the UK’s existing, life-affirming approach – meeting a person’s physical, mental, and spiritual needs as they grapple with an illness – is the most ethical, and compassionate one, and we'd urge parliamentarians to uphold this approach in the coming years.”"} 61:{"type":"p","text":"PA Media contributed to this report."} 4c:["$4d","$4e","$4f","$50","$51","$52","$53","$54","$55","$56","$57","$58","$59","$5a","$5b","$5c","$5d","$5e","$5f","$60","$61"] 64:{} 63:{"termId":89904,"name":"World News","slug":"world","termIcon":"https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2018/09/07/id26548

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