Good afternoon friend,
Last year the British Medical Association (BMA) made the historic move to drop their opposition to assisted dying. Today a small faction of anti-choice doctors attempted to overturn that decision by the back door at the BMA’s Annual Representative Meeting. They failed.
We defended long fought-for progress today. We acted quickly to alert doctors online and in person to our opponents’ sly tactics and averted disaster. But this motion came out of nowhere - and what they’ll try once, they’ll try again. They will try again to quietly and undemocratically impose their beliefs on others and roll-back the crucial steps we’ve taken on the road to law change.
Friend, please don’t let them. Join Dignity in Dying today to defend the progress we’ve made and take our next steps together.
This move from anti-choice doctors exposes their real agenda - to block not just law change but any kind of open-minded, sensible discussion on assisted dying by any means necessary, including trying to undermine the rigorous and democratic process by which the BMA’s neutral position was adopted last year.
In the context of intensifying anti-choice activity around the world we cannot take this lightly. We need to be ready for what is coming - and I need you to stand with us.
As ever, I’ll keep you updated with any further opportunities to back the campaign - thank you for all you’ve done so far.
Keep fighting,
P.S. It only takes a moment to play your part in defending progress. Please, join as a member today.
