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Assisted dying coercion risk greater for disabled people – Tanni Grey-Thompson

Assisted dying coercion risk greater for disabled people – Tanni Grey-Thompson

Discrimination against disabled people in society has ‘risen remarkably’ in recent months amid discussion of welfare reforms, the peer said.

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