Britain under fire over failure to enact assisted suicide laws

THE British Government was yesterday accused of abdicating its responsibilities towards vulnerable members of society by failing to implement laws on assisted suicide.

Britain under fire over failure to enact assisted suicide laws

The Voluntary Euthanasia Society said that by not introducing legislation, it was “inevitable” that more people, including those who were not terminally ill, could become so-called “suicide tourists.”

Fresh concerns have been raised about assisted suicide following the deaths of British couple Robert and Jennifer Stokes, who died in Switzerland on April 1.

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