Assisted dying
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Doctors should be able to opt out of recommending assisted dying to terminally ill patients, MPs have been told. Dr Andrew Green, chairman of the British Medical Association’s (BMA) medical ethics committee, said it is important doctors should be able to say they do not want to take part in the process at any stage.…
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Work to provide an assisted dying service in England and Wales should not be rushed, and “simplicity” is key for good safeguards, a top medic has told MPs. England’s chief medical officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty was the first witness to appear before a committee scrutinising the assisted dying Bill. The Bill could see terminally…
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The Labour MP behind the assisted dying bill said she has “no doubts” about its safeguards after a minister warned it would lead to a “slippery slope” of “death on demand”. Kim Leadbeater told Sky’s Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips that she has “huge respect” for Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood, but that she doesn’t agree with her opinion. In…

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