Kim Leadbeater will submit what she calls ‘judge plus’ amendments to her bill
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In (another) last-minute U-turn, sponsor Kim Leadbeater has finally agreed to hear from a representative of a Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation (DDPO) during an oral evidence session for her controversial Assisted Dying Bill, currently making its way through Parliament. However, DDPO’s feel this fig leaf at the final hour is too little, too late […]
Kim Leadbeater will submit what she calls ‘judge plus’ amendments to her bill
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