Dr Gerada is to be congratulated for her proposal that the Royal College of General Practitioners should adopt a position of neutrality over the issue of assisted dying. As she points out, Parliament should decide on whether the law should be changed, and the role of the College should be a resource of expert opinion on issues such as prognosis, safeguards, and the practicalities of helping terminally ill patients who wish to die.By being neutral the College can foster reasonable rational debates, allowing the voices of all to be heard with equal respect, and will set an example for other Colleges to follow.
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