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Letters Palliative care doctors and assisted dying

Assisted dying should be discussed openly

BMJ 2019; 365 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l1970 (Published 07 May 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;365:l1970
  1. Neil Wilson, retired general practitioner
  1. Lothersdale, via Skipton, BD20 8EQ, UK
  1. n.d.wilson{at}hotmail.co.uk

That members of the Association for Palliative Medicine have freely criticised the Royal College of Physicians for their change of stance on assisted dying—from one of opposition to a neutral position—should be welcomed as a valued expression of free speech. Their assertion, however, …

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