General Article Assisted dying case ‘stronger than ever’ with majority of doctors now in support

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By Paul Gallagher

The case for assisted dying is ‘stronger than ever’, according to the British Medical Journal (BMJ) as a new poll reveals most UK doctors support it.

A survey of 733 medics on doctors.net.uk found 55 per cent agreed or strongly agreed with the proposition. Some 43 per cent were against assisted dying and two per cent had no opinion.

‘The current disconnect between BMA policy and the views of doctors and patients undermines the BMA’s credibility, and its continuing oppositio...

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