Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: Hmmm..... this looks likely to be a key aspect of then ongoing discussion of the ...
Hmmm..... this looks likely to be a key aspect of then ongoing discussion of the Assisted Dying Bill; should doctors be able to raise the 'procedure' in their consultations when the patient hasn't?
On one side the BMA may be right; this would interfere with the ability of doctors to advice their patients.... but, it does look like the sort of pressure(s) that critics have been worried about; a doctor raising the prospect is hardly neutral.
#AssistedDying
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/15/doctors-to-speak-out-against-changes-to-proposed-assisted-dying-law-in-england-and-wales
On one side the BMA may be right; this would interfere with the ability of doctors to advice their patients.... but, it does look like the sort of pressure(s) that critics have been worried about; a doctor raising the prospect is hardly neutral.
#AssistedDying
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/15/doctors-to-speak-out-against-changes-to-proposed-assisted-dying-law-in-england-and-wales