Printed from: https://archive.cmf.org.uk/advocacy/submissions/?id=260
Published: 13th January 2023
The consultation document states that "the purpose of this consultation is not to consider whether assisted dying should be permitted in Jersey - as the Assembly have already determined, in principle, that it should be permitted - but instead to understand peoples' response to how an assisted dying service should work." (s1.8, p7)
CMF is concerned that, from the outset, this consultation report assumes the residents and States Assembly of Jersey are still happy with the 'in principle' decision taken in November 2021 and are ready to consult over the proposals for its implementation.
Read the full CMF Submission here
Steven Fouch (CMF Head of Communications) 020 7234 9668
Alistair Thompson on 07970 162 225
Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) was founded in 1949 and is an interdenominational organisation with over 5,000 doctors, 900medical and nursing students and 300 nurses and midwives as members in all branches of medicine, nursing and midwifery. A registered charity, it is linked to over 100 similar bodies in other countries throughout the world.
CMF exists to unite Christian healthcare professionals to pursue the highest ethical standards in Christian and professional life and to increase faith in Christ and acceptance of his ethical teaching.
