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'I am worried disabled people will feel pressured to end their lives'

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A disabled woman says the UK's assisted dying bill passing is "worrying" - and she fears disabled people will feel "pressured to end their lives".

Sarah Park, 43, has spina bifida (a type of neural tube defect) and hydrocephalus (a build-up of fluid in the brain) and uses a wheelchair to get around.

She works as an inclusion and disability consultant, advocating for people with disabilities - and fears the impact of the assisted dying bill.

Today, MPs have voted in favour of a bill that would allow terminally ill adults with a life expectancy of less than six months to end their lives. READ MORE: What is the assisted dying bill being debated by MPs on Friday? The bill will allow adults who meet the criteria to request assistance from a doctor to end their life.

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