The right to die: who should have the final say?
The bitter and emotional wrangling over the assisted dying bill reached new heights in parliament this week, following proposed changes to a key safeguard. Is it a sensible efficiency to remove the need for a High Court judge to sign off every request, or will this move sink the legislation? Host Lucy Fisher discusses the disputed plan with Political Fix regulars Robert Shrimsley and Stephen Bush, as well as the FT’s public policy correspondent Laura Hughes. Plus, Europe is in shock following the US’s extraordinary intervention in the Ukraine war. The panel examines what will happen next –…
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