The reality is that all older people are approaching the end of life, and so have an interest in debates on assisted dying. A proposed Parliamentary Bill is another attempt to get support for allowing people to commit suicide if they fear approaching death, but it will not help most older people, because it only provides for people who are told they have a terminal illness and excludes people without mental capacity (that is, you won't be able to get help to commit suicide if you already have serious dementia according to this proposal).
If you want to reply to the consultation, you have to do so by 20th November (there will be a report in February). You can see the proposals and the consultation form if you click on the Draft Bill link below.
I've been looking at this in my end-of-life care blog, so you might like to examine some more detail.
Link to the Draft Bill
Link to a post on the Draft Bill in end-of-life care blog.
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