Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has discussed the potential impact of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on people with disabilities, describing it as a "dangerous" Bill that has left disabled people "extremely worried" about its implications.
The crossbench peer, a multi-gold-medal-winning paralympic athlete and advocate for disability rights, appeared on a panel exploring the question of "Is the Assisted Suicide Bill about Compassion, Giving Choice and Dignity?"
She highlights that if the Bill is passed, due to the way the UK legislative system works, Parliament doesn’t get to see any subsequent changes and regulations or how they’ll be enacted – wherein lies the significant risk for disabled people who could find their condition suddenly fitting the changing terms of legislation let loose by the Bill.
