Chief pharmaceutical officers say it is ‘entirely reasonable’ for pharmacists to take position on assisted dying bill

A joint statement warned that the outcome of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill must not undermine provision of good end-of-life care and work by palliative care clinicians.
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The chief pharmaceutical officers' statement described assisted dying as a “complex societal decision” which “has to be a decision for society as a whole, expressed through Parliament”

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The UK’s chief pharmaceutical officers (ChPOs) have said it is “entirely reasonable” for pharmacists and technicians to share their opinions publicly on an assisted dying bill due to be debated in Parliament.

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