Dear Friend,



At the British Medical Association’s recent annual conference, doctors
decisively rejected attempts by anti choice campaigners to undermine their
neutral stance on assisted dying. The majority in our favour grows year on year, a huge win for the campaign.



Getting the BMA to drop its opposition to law change was a long fight for
doctors who support patient choice . The organisation had been opposed to assisted dying from 2006 to 2021. Every
few years there would be a debate on assisted dying, but we knew those debates
did not reflect the views of BMA members.



With the backing of thousands of people like you, Dr Jacky Davis (Dignity in
Dying board member and Chair of Healthcare Professionals for Assisted Dying)
secured a historic survey to find out what doctors really thought about this
issue. This was the largest ever survey of medical opinion and uncovered the
truth - most doctors wanted the BMA to change its stance and half of doctors
personally supported a change in the laws. The BMA was not representing the
views of its members and its opposition to law change crumbled in the face of
this new evidence.

THE BMA, ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING, ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND ROYAL COLLEGE
OF SURGEONS ALL HAVE NEUTRAL POSITIONS ON ASSISTED DYING DUE TO THE HARD WORK OF
PRO-CHOICE SUPPORTERS SPEAKING UP FOR PATIENT CHOICE. BUT WE KNOW ANTI-CHOICE
CAMPAIGNERS ARE PRESSURING THEM TO REVERSE THEIR POLICIES. WILL YOU CHIP IN
TODAY SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THESE ORGANISATIONS CONTINUE TO RESPECT THE VOICES OF
DYING PEOPLE?
Yes, I'll chip in >>
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Supporters like you worked tirelessly over years to achieve this victory. From
writing to their doctors asking them to consider their patients’ views, to
crowdfunding for an advertisement in the British Medical Journal. Some even
passed out leaflets outside the BMA's annual meeting. It wouldn’t have been possible without you.

WE CAN’T ACHIEVE LAW CHANGE WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, {USER_DATA~FIRST NAME~FRIEND}.
WILL YOU DONATE TO DIGNITY IN DYING TODAY TO ENSURE WE KEEP UP THE FIGHT AGAINST
ANTI-CHOICE MEDICS?
Donate now >>
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Thank you so much for everything you do for the campaign. We’re closer than ever
to achieving real change.



Best wishes,


Lloyd Riley

Director of Policy and Research


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