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Assisted dying could lead to coercion, warns Wes Streeting

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Wes Streeting says he is worried about the risk of people being coerced into taking their own lives sooner than they would have liked.

MPs are due to debate the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on 29 November .

Scotland is also considering changes to the law to allow terminally ill people in England and Wales to end their life.

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English

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44

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