KILL PEOPLE EARLY TO SAVE MONEY ON THE NHS - WHATEVER NEXT???

 Assisted suicide could be viewed as an 'opportunity for cost saving' by the NHS because it would change the way vulnerable people are treated, church leader fears

• There are concerns that assisted dying could be seen as a cost-saving exercise 
• Rt Rev Iain Greenshields warned the NHS is already under plenty of pressure 
• It is estimated assisted dying could save health service up to £84million per year
  
  
  
  Assisted dying could be seen as a cost-saving exercise if the practice was to be allowed in Scotland, a leading cleric has warned.

• Rt Rev Iain Greenshields, moderator of the Church of Scotland, said he is concerned that letting terminally-ill patients legally end their lives would permanently change the NHS, particularly given how much pressure it is currently under.

  'Is this really the way we wish to see precious caring resources directed? Given the pressure on healthcare resources, we are also very concerned that assisted dying could be seen as providing an opportunity for cost saving,' he told The Telegraph.

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