Assisted suicide law criticised
The laws on assisted suicide have been criticised as "ridiculous" by a newly-promoted Health Minister.
'Appalling' assisted suicide law for the terminally ill, says Health Minister
Health Minister Anna Soubry, in an interview with The Times, commented on the case of locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson, who died a week after he lost his legal bid to end his life with a doctor's help.
Ms Soubry said she was ambivalent about that case, and that a doctor should not be required to kill somebody.
"You can't say to a doctor or a nurse you can kill this person."
But she said that it was "appalling" that the terminally ill who needed help to end their lives had to go abroad.
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