ArticleCureus2025
When Choice Isn't a Choice: The Practical and Ethical Risks of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill of England and Wales.
Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, recently passed at the House of Commons, aims to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults with six months or less to live in England and Wales. While framed as a compassionate reform promoting autonomy and dignity, legalising assisted dying amidst widespread underfunding of palliative care risks institutionalising inequity and pressuring vulnerable patients towards premature death. The systemic failures, ranging from inconsistent end-of-life care access to limited psychological and logistical safeguards, undermine the notion of true choice. Moreover, assisted dying introduces moral strain for clinicians, potential biases in eligibility decisions, and long-term risks of legislative expansion. Until universal, high-quality palliative care is guaranteed, the bill may function less as a humane option and more as a symptom of an overstretched, under-resourced health system failing its most vulnerable.
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