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Originally Posted by Russ
I work for a large insurance company, and the life insurance side of the business is watching all this very closely. Word is that any indication of assisted dying will be a policy exclusion.
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You would expect that, but probably should have an exemption if it's someone simply bringing forward their death by a few months.
If someone is dying from ALS, it would seem cruel to deny them their payout unless they let themselves choke to death as their windpipe fails rather than take an injection a few months/weeks prior.
I assume there is already a precedent for this for those who've gone to Sweden for this?
As for the bill, I am supportive of the concept, but I think this bill needs to fail. It's a badly thought-out mess. Rather typical of the lack of any direction or planning from this Government.