Royal College of Psychiatrists says it cannot yet support assisted dying bill

Demonstrators outside Westminster in November. The college said there were not enough psychiatrists to do what the bill required. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) has voiced its opposition to the assisted dying bill in England and Wales over “many, many factors”.

The college says it is neutral on the principle of assisted dying but it has listed nine substantial reasons it cannot back the bill – which returns to parliament on Friday – in its current form.