We,the undersigned, express our support for the assisted dying bill, and which will be debated in the House of Commons on Friday 11 September. As healthcare professionals,we believe that the current law prohibiting assisted dying is dangerous, cruel and in direct clash with our duty to care for our patients. Forcing people to travel abroad to die or to end their own lives in this country in distressing circumstances is not consistent with patient-centred care. We urge our patients to exercise choice throughout their lives, and yet the law dictates that they are denied choice at a time when they want it most.
An assisted dying law would not radically alter medical culture; it would instead provide much-needed safeguards to a practice that is already happening,unregulated and behind closed doors. Our patients agree: 87% of people say a change in the law would increase or beget no effect on their trust in doctors.
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Source: theguardian.com