Children’s Commissioner: Children must be heard in assisted suicide Bill debate

Children’s Commissioner: Children must be heard in assisted suicide Bill debate

The Children’s Commissioner has said it is “deeply concerning” that Parliament has failed to consult under-18s on the issue of assisted suicide at any stage of Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill, even though there is nothing in the Bill to prevent doctors from discussing the topic of assisted suicide with children under the age of 18. Earlier this month, shortly before Report Stage of the assisted suicide Bill, Dame Rachel de Souza, the Chil…