Government would be ‘foolish’ to ignore palliative care warnings over assisted dying

Committee chair Layla Moran says doctors' concerns about potential impact on vulnerable patients must be heeded

It would be foolish" for the government not to heed warnings from doctors about palliative care as MPs press ahead with assisted dying legislation for England and Wales, the chair of the health and social care committee has said.

The bill, which passed its first parliamentary hurdle in November, would give terminally ill adults with six months to live the right to end their lives. It will now be examined by a committee of MPs, who will hear public evidence, starting this month. It is likely to take a number of amendments before it returns to the Commons at the end of April.