BMA must continue to oppose assisted suicide

The British Medical Association (BMA) should not allow itself to become a campaign tool for vested interest groups seeking a dangerous change in the law, writes Dr Matthew Davis in the Guardian.

"Doctors have a responsibility to first do no harm... Even when it may feel uncomfortable, doctors must continue to exercise their Hippocratic duty", says Dr Davies.

"The BMA must remain opposed to assisted suicide if the medical profession it claims to represent is to have any credibility in safe, caring and trustworthy expertise. It must not allow itself to become a campaign tool for vested interest groups seeking an extreme and dangerous change in the law that has, even very recently, been rejected by parliament."

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Source: The Guardian, 25 February 2020