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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Aine Fox

New information service ‘would reassure medics and patients on assisted dying’

The setup of an official information service on assisted dying would reassure both doctors and patients, the BMA said (Lynne Cameron/PA) - (PA Wire)

An official information service should be set up for patients who want to know more about an assisted dying service if a law comes into force to legalise it, a doctor has told MPs.

Dr Andrew Green, chairman of the British Medical Association’s medical ethics committee, called for such a service to be provided to give tailored information about assisted dying and other services such as palliative care.

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