The Royal College of Psychiatrists has finally spoken out against the Bill to introduce assisted suicide into England and Wales.
Their comments come ahead of an important vote in the House of Commons on Friday, 16 May, on proposed changes to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, six months after MPs first voted in favour of the move to legalise assisted suicide across the country.
Psychiatrists will play a central role on the panels of relevant experts – which some critics of the Bill have described as Death Panels – that will be used to approve assisted suicide applications, should the Bill be passed and become law.
