{"id":10962,"date":"2021-09-15T17:49:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T00:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=10962"},"modified":"2022-02-01T18:29:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T02:29:31","slug":"british-medical-association-to-move-to-neutral-stance-on-assisted-dying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=10962","title":{"rendered":"British Medical Association to move to neutral stance on assisted dying"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Pulse<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The BMA will move to a neutral stance on physician-assisted dying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The change in position follows a narrow vote at the BMA Annual Representative Meeting (ARM), which h saw 49% of 302 delegates in favour, 48% against and 3% abstaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulsetoday.co.uk\/news\/clinical-areas\/end-of-life\/bma-to-debate-move-to-neutral-stance-on-assisted-dying\/\">motion<\/a> said: \u2018This meeting believes, in order to represent the diversity of opinion demonstrated in the survey of its membership, the BMA should move to a position of neutrality on assisted dying including physician-assisted dying.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It follows a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulsetoday.co.uk\/news\/politics\/almost-40-of-doctors-agree-bma-should-support-assisted-dying\/\">major BMA survey last year<\/a> that found more doctors are in favour of seeing the BMA change its stance to support assisted dying than those who are against it. . .Another motion adding that provision should be made for \u2018conscientious objection\u2019 in any future UK legislation on assisted dying. . . was also passed.  . . A section proposing that clinicians with a conscientious objection should refer the patient to another clinician was passed as a reference \u2013 meaning it will be looked at but not made official BMA policy . . . <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulsetoday.co.uk\/news\/politics\/bma-to-move-to-neutral-stance-on-assisted-dying\/\">continue reading<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pulse The BMA will move to a neutral stance on physician-assisted dying. The change in position follows a narrow vote at the BMA Annual Representative Meeting (ARM), which h saw 49% of 302 delegates in favour, 48% against and 3% abstaining. 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