‍

The Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) has welcomed the decision of the British Medical Association (BMA) to debate the significant problems associated with changing the law on euthanasia and assisted suicide at its annual conference this September.

A spokesperson for the CMF, Dr Mark Pickering, commented: "We welcome the decision by the BMA to extend the euthanasia and assisted suicide debate to include a detailed discussion on how they can 'best represent our members' professional interests and concerns in the event of future legislative proposals'.

"There are very significant problems associated with changing the law. This is a recognition of the clear divide in medical opinion, between practising and non-practising doctors; and between doctors who work closely with dying people and those who do not..."

The British Medical Association ran one of the biggest surveys of medical opinion ever undertaken on the issue in February 2020, with 28,986 BMA members responding. The survey was not a policy-forming exercise. The BMA remains opposed to assisted dying in all its forms - a position that will only change should members at the BMA’s annual representative meeting (ARM) vote to do so.

You can find out more here.

‍