| Royal College of Physicians (RCP) |
Position: against |
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Irrespective of whether the bill is enacted, it should be seen as a further signal to campaign for better care for dying patients including an extension of palliative care services and discussion of end of life issues in the face of changing values, ethnic diversity, and technological advance.15
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| British Medical Association (BMA) |
Position: neutral |
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A neutral position entails a campaign for better palliative care, robust safeguards for patients, training for health professionals, and clear conscientious objection clauses.2
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| Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) |
Position: against With improvements in palliative care, good clinical care can be provided within existing legislation and patients can die with dignity.12
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| British Association of Palliative Medicine (APM) |
Position: against Palliative care strives to enhance patient dignity and choice towards the end of life. We need to improve access and provision of good palliative care rather than change the law.13
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| British Geriatrics' Society (BGS) |
Position: against |
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Rather than defining the conditions under which physicians may become killers, our efforts should focus on improving all aspects of palliative care such that the debate becomes irrelevant.14
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