
Jess Asato MP
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Labour MP for Lowestoft | [email protected]
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http://jessasato.org.uk 04-02-2023 09:47:57
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Please, MPs, before you vote on tomorrow’s AD bill, I beg you to ask yourselves why the Royal College of Psychiatrists felt compelled to publicly oppose it…. Ask yourselves why the vast majority of palliative care doctors, geriatricians & groups representing people with disabilities, eating

I missed this by Dr Annabel Price a Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist specialising in medically unwell older people and palliative care and Royal College of Psychiatrists lead on assisted dying Yet another highly competent specialist trying their best to inform MPs rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-featu…




Spot on from Luciana Berger - this bill is deeply flawed. Tomorrow the House of Commons will not vote on a principle but on whether this bill is fit to become law. It is not. It endangers the most vulnerable people we represent.

If I was facing a vote on a hugely consequential bill and I wasn’t 100% sure on it, I would quite simply not take the risk. “The bill isn’t perfect, but” no!! There are terrifying, irreversible consequences and vulnerable lives at stake. If you aren’t sure, you can’t vote yes.




🔴EXC: Just 16 per cent of public support assisted dying for anorexia, polling reveals Polling commissioned by the non-partisan think tank The Other Half reveals minimal public backing for legislation containing an "anorexia loophole". 🔗telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…



Annually, ~130 UK women are probably murdered by a partner/relative but have their deaths recorded as suicide or an accident. Assisted dying would open the floodgates for more fatal domestic abuse. Jess Asato MP



One of the most compelling speeches in today’s debate — from an MP who’s clearly taken the time to listen to experts and examine the evidence. Thank you for giving our community a voice, Naz Shah MP
