Tag: Medical Opposition

The RCGP should stand firm on opposing a change in the law to allow 'assisted dying'
Yorkshire GP Dr Mark Pickering on the BMA's vote of confidence in the LCP
'I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody if asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect.'
A majority of doctors are opposed, and the RCGP must stand firm
Newly published GMC guidance clarifies how doctors and investigators should approach assisted suicide
Report on the first decade of legalised euthanasia exposes 'the absence of any effective control'
RCGP Council Chair Clare Gerada causes concern in advocating position shift
An uncommunicative, severely brain-injured patient has been able to give answers clinically relevant to their care
The Association of Palliative Medicine will carry out research into the Liverpool Care Pathway
Official euthanasia deaths are rising year by year in the Netherlands
The BMA has just elected a new deputy chairman
Richard Marsh tells his story about having locked-in syndrome
An article in the British Medical Journal argues that people with severe dementia should be starved and dehydrated to death to save money
The Lancet has published an article claiming that euthanasia rates have not increased in the Netherlands since legislation in 2002
Lord Falconer falsely claims that the British Medical Association has adopted a neutral position on assisted suicide.