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Assisted dying: MPs call for inquiry into ban’s effects

The government should launch a wide ranging investigation or inquiry to gather evidence on the effects of the current laws on assisted dying, in anticipation of possible new laws to change the approach.

This call came during a passionate debate on assisted dying held on Thursday 4 July in the House of Commons, during which many MPs argued for and against a change in the current law, many citing personal experiences.

A debate on the motion that “this House has considered the functioning of the existing law relating to assisted dying” was the first major Commons debate on assisted dying since 2015 and was prompted by the case of Ann and Geoffrey Whaley.

Geoffrey Whaley, aged 80, who had motor neurone disease, died at Dignitas in Switzerland on 7 February this year. He and his wife were reported to local authorities and investigated by police and social …