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New Bill Proposed to Support Mesothelioma Victims in Britain
Catherine A. Murphy
In a sincere attempt to help mesothelioma victims, it was announced by the British Government that a new bill has been proposed that will help mesothelioma patients to avail benefits offered by the state.
The new legislation called the ‘Child Maintenance Bill’ is on its way to become a law in 2008. According to Legal and Medical Online, this will entitle mesothelioma patients with upfront financial support who were unable to secure it in the past. This bill is indented to help all those people who were ‘exposed to asbestos from a relative, exposed to asbestos environmentally, self-employed and those who can’t trace their exposure to asbestos.’
Also, all those people who were refused help and medical insurance on account of mesothelioma before will now be financially helped and looked after with the passage of this bill.
This legislation came about as an answer to the rising concerns about unfair compensation to mesothelioma patients under the current law. This law stated that only those people who contracted this deadly cancer from on-job exposure to asbestos were eligible to receive mesothelioma claim from the state. The department of Work and Pensions (DWP) had raised questions over this problem and their consultation on “Improving Mesothelioma Claims Handling†prompted government to take action and propose this bill to help mesothelioma victims.
According to The Secretary Of State for Work and Pension, John Hutton, MP, now, no one will have to worry about themselves or their families and wait for years before they can get compensation money as most of the mesothelioma victims have to wait decades before they are given any financial help.
Hutton adds that the government is trying to make sure that all mesothelioma patients receive adequate compensation regardless of their employment history and other related issues. This will ensure that all the mesothelioma victims are treated equally and they get a second chance to their lives.