Safeguards against domestic abuse and coercion in the assisted dying bill must be strengthened

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is approaching its second reading in the UK House of Lords. If passed, it will allow people who are terminally ill and expected to die within six months to request assistance to end their lives.1 We believe that the safeguards in the bill need to be strengthened to prevent coercion in the context of domestic abuse.