It can't stop here: Assisted dying bill must be complemented by restoring Britain's care networks

It would be grotesque if much-needed assisted dying ends up a more efficient service in the NHS than early-life care, geriatric care, or the hospice system.

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The debate on assisted dying - which saw the bill pass its second reading yesterday - was a rare sight in our politics: both passionate and compassionate, factual and emotive, respectful to the end. The manner of the vote, too, was a rarity at its own right. To the Westminster bubble (and honestly, only to the Westmin…