UK Leaders Urge Palliative Care Reform Before Assisted Dying Debate
UK political figures, including the Prime Minister and Andy Burnham, are advocating for comprehensive reform of palliative and end-of-life care before any debate on assisted dying proceeds. They argue that the care system needs to be fixed first to ensure adequate support for all.
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Fix palliative care before assisted dying debate, says PM
Andy Burnham's comments suggest he will not personally back a fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.
Read full article →Assisted dying debate should wait until social care is fixed, Burnham says
Prime minister’s comments dash Labour MPs’ hopes of reviving contentious legislation later this year
Read full article →Assisted dying debate should come after end-of-life care reform, says Burnham
Introducing legislation would be ‘very challenging’ before improvement of care system, says prime minister UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has said the assisted dying debate needs to wait until palliative care and social care are fixed, as he delivered a speech to set out his path to resolving one of the most intractable problems in British politics. The prime minister said he was not opposed to having the debate on assisted dying, but told reporters it would be “very challen...
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