[UK] RCGP shifts to position of neither supporting nor opposing assisted dying

03/17/25 at 03:00 AM

[UK] RCGP shifts to position of neither supporting nor opposing assisted dying 
RCGP - Royal College of General Pracitioners, London, UK; Press Release; 3/14/25 
The Royal College of General Practitioners' Council has voted to move to a position of neither supporting nor opposing assisted dying being legal. The RCGP UK governing Council - elected representatives of the wider College membership – today voted to determine what the College’s stance should be on whether or not assisted dying should be legal:

  • 39% voted that the RCGP should oppose assisted dying being legal
  • 61% voted that the RCGP should move to a position of neither supporting nor opposing assisted dying being legal
  • 0% voted that the RCGP should support assisted dying being legal, subject to an appropriate regulatory framework and safeguarding processes
  • 0% abstained.
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