'This is not how you legislate' Assisted Death and Women Episode 3

This is an incredible conversation. Every MP in Westminster needs to hear this - as Nikki says “I don’t know” the answer to all the questions “but importantly, I know I don’t know”. Westminster is considering assisted dying laws, put forward as a Private Member’s Bill.Formerly at No10 to make sure laws passed work well, Nikki Da Costa tells us why she has joined the fight.Nikki answers all our questions, like: is this the normal way to legislate for a major change like this? Will MPs get the time they need to consider how the law works in practice?. Does the bill cover all the issues raised by witnesses and written evidence? (tldr, no).Nikki shares some shocking findings in the dump of written evidence, which MPs have only days to consider. Reveals the unbelievable powers given to future ministers. And has a plea for MPs who need to vote on this next.This podcast has no big money funding. We’d love your support, and please subscribe to keep hearing from our incredible guests on this enormously important issue Get full access to The Other Half at otherhalforg.substack.com/subscribe