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Recognising the impossible situation that the Director of Public Prosecutions was placed in by the Law Lords' requirement that he publish interim guidelines on criteria for prosecuting those who assist suicide, Care Not Killing, an alliance of which CMF is a founder member, has nevertheless claimed that the proposals pose a danger to public safety.
A press release was reflected in newspaper coverage on 14 November and there was a powerful letter from senior legal and medical figures in The Times on 16 November.
See CNK's formal response to the DPP and please make your own views known.
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.
