Theresa May says assisted dying law could see disabled 'pressurised to end lives'

Legalising assisted suicide could create a 'licence to kill' and lead to vulnerable people being 'pressurised' into ending their own lives, Theresa May warned today. Baroness May of Maidenhead told peers that a controversial bill going through parliament the plans could have a catastrophic impact on disabled people, those with chronic physical illness or mental health problems. She is among almost 200 peers expected to speak over two days of debate on the plan to allow doctors to allow terminally ill people to end their own lives.