UK GPs body drops opposition to assisted dying and moves to neutrality

‘We need to be in a position to represent the views of all of our members and patients,’ the chair of the RCGP said. Photograph: PeopleImages.com/Yuri A/Shutterstock/PeopleImages.com - Yuri A

The professional body for GPs in the UK has softened its stance on the legalisation of assisted dying, moving to a position of neutrality on the controversial issue.

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) had previously been opposed to a change in the law to legalise assisted dying, having adopted that position in 2005.