Conservative MP Katie Lam insists the assisted dying bill proposed by fellow MP Kim Leadbeater has been “weakened” by changes. Lam suggests a clause in the bill which says it has to come into force in four years’ time is “very dangerous".
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00:00Well, I voted against the previous reading the last time it came to the Commons
00:04because I wasn't satisfied that the safeguards that are in place,
00:07the ways of keeping people safe and making sure that people aren't pressured into ending their own lives, were adequate.
00:15Unfortunately, I think the changes that have been made in committee have weakened those further.
00:20There's a clause in the Bill that says it has to come into force in four years' time,
00:24whether it's ready or not, and I think that's very dangerous.
00:26As you mentioned, I've put my name to an amendment, and one of the amendments I've put my name to says
00:31we shouldn't do that, you know, it shouldn't happen in four years come hell or high water.