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News,14 May 2025,5 mins

'Unethical' or 'dignified'? What GPs think of assisted dying

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This week, MPs are again debating assisted dying in parliament. If they vote in favour, certain terminally ill adults in England and Wales could eventually have the option of asking doctors to prescribe a substance that would end their lives. ѿý News wanted to find out what doctors - and specifically GPs - thought about this potentially huge change for society. We sent questionnaires on assisted dying to more than 5000 GPs in England. 1,000 responded. The ѿý's health correspondent, Catherine Burns, has been finding out more. (Image: ѿý)

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