As a doctor, I say this: before we even consider assisted dying, fix how we care for the most vulnerable | Zubir Ahmed

Filed by Deacon Rift

A person’s wish to die can be shaped by whether they have access to proper palliative care – and in England and Wales, too many do notZubir Ahmed is a transplant surgeon and former Labour ministerAs a doctor, I have spent much of my professional life caring for people at some of the most vulnerable moments they will ever face. I have seen the anxiety that surrounds the prospect of dying, and the desperate wish of patients and families to avoid unnecessary suffering.Naturally, we all want people