The dropping of plans for High Court judges to have a key role in the process of 'assisted dying' under the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has rung alarm bells with legal experts who said today the change would weaken vital safeguards. In an amendment to the bill, currently going through line-by-line scrutiny in the House of Commons, the measure's sponsor Kim Leadbeater MP proposed replacing a judge with a panel of experts to approve applications.dddd
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