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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

BIZARRE: Assisted dying bill amendment aims to close potential anorexia loophole - What They Never Told You

The Lib Dem MP Sarah Olney
The Lib Dem MP Sarah Olney is tabling an amendment to the bill to tighten its language around mental capacity. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

MPs will look to close a potential anorexia loophole in the assisted dying bill that psychiatrists fear could result in people with severe eating disorders using it to end their lives.

The Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney, who sits on the committee of MPs that will scrutinise the proposed law, is tabling an amendment to tighten the language around mental capacity.

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