Matt Hancock has opened the door to changing the law on doctor assisted suicide, it has been reported. The Health Secretary has written to Sir Ian Diamond, the national statistician, to ask for data on the number of Britons who kill themselves after being diagnosed with a terminal medical condition.
In a private meeting, Mr Hancock is said to have told the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on assisted dying that he wanted the figures to inform a new debate on legalising doctor-assisted suicide in the UK.
And he said he hoped the figures would “shed more light on the data of those at a time of their choosing.” It comes as Senior Tory Andrew Mitchell, a former cabinet minister, questioned whether current assisted dying laws "bear up under
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