Medical Professions Write to UK Minister Opposing Assisted Dying Bill

Medical Professions Write to UK Minister Opposing Assisted Dying Bill
Health Secretary Sajid Javid speaking to MPs in the House of Commons in London on July 6, 2021. House of Commons via PA
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Almost 1,700 health care professionals signed a letter to the UK’s Health Secretary Sajid Javid to voice their opposition against a new law legalising assisted suicide, a campaign group said on Wednesday.

An open letter with 1,689 signatories, including current and retired doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and medical students, said “the shift from preserving life to taking life is enormous and should not be minimised.”