This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
Two lawmakers in the United Kingdom have suggested requiring death coaches for those participating in the nation's assisted suicide programs.
Essentially, they want "death doulas" for people.
Doulas actually are those who provide guidance and counsel to another person going through a significant health-related episode, such as childbirth, miscarriage and more.
Now, just as the British parliament is considering a national assisted suicide scheme, under a plan from parliamentarian Kim Leadbeater, two lawmakers have suggested another advance.
"Lord Birt, backed by Lord Pannick KC, in a series of amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, are calling for the appointment of state-funded 'Personal Navigators' to help streamline the assisted suicide process," according to a report from the Christian Institute.
A multitude of amendments have been offered for the still-pending legislation, and only a few dozen have been considered.
Now, in Amendment 771, Birt and Pannick want to require the government to set up "an Assisted Dying Help Service" under the nation's already-existing National Health Service.
Part of the requirements would be a "personal navigator" for every person requesting help in dying.
Former Health Secretary Baroness Coffey warned, however, "I don't want the National Health Service to become the National Death Service."
She said, "This increases my concerns that people who feel a burden will more readily think they should take their own lives."
According to the Telegraph, the idea behind the bill is that adults to are advised they have less than six months to live can apply for help to kill themselves.
"They would need approval from two doctors and a panel made up of a psychiatrist, a social worker and a legal expert," the report said.
Details about the proposed government scheme to have people die haven't been released.
Some 900 other amendments already have been tabled, and Baroness Berger explained the bill is so full of holes, "vulnerable people will fall through and be harmed."