Thousands of patients with eating disorders could qualify for assisted death under the criteria in the bill passing through parliament to legalise the practice, experts have warned.
The overwhelming majority of such patients, with disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, would be women, according to Eat Breathe Thrive, a leading eating disorder charity.
The group criticised the “vague wording” of the UK’s proposed assisted suicide bill, which, it said, could mean such conditions would qualify as terminal
The overwhelming majority of such patients, with disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, would be women, according to Eat Breathe Thrive, a leading eating disorder charity.
The group criticised the “vague wording” of the UK’s proposed assisted suicide bill, which, it said, could mean such conditions would qualify as terminal
