Royal College of GPs to give update on formal position on assisted dying
The college undertook a survey asking members whether the position should change.
By contributor Aine Fox, PA Social Affairs Correspondent
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The UK’s professional membership body for GPs is expected to give an update on its official position on assisted dying.
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is currently opposed to a change in the law to legalise assisted dying – a position it adopted in 2005 and has held since.
A majority of the college’s council members voted last year that the college should consult on whether to change that position.
It is possible the college could move to a position of neutrality – neither opposing nor supporting a change in the law.
