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Assisted dying: it’s time to poll UK doctors

BMJ 2018; 360 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k593 (Published 08 February 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;360:k593

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Re: Assisted dying: it’s time to poll UK doctors

I think that it is a good idea for people who have incurable degenerative diseases that prohibit a quality of life that they would wish to have. They should be able to exert control over their existence & theirhes should be taken into account if they feel that their illness is too much for them to bear. An individual should be able to specify what they consider to be quality of life & this should not be left to wise others professional or otherwise to make these decisions for them.

Competing interests: No competing interests

19 February 2018
Barry Would
Restaurateur
Hove