In Depth:  Dr Mark Houghton

When blood and shrapnel in London’s bus blast hit the British Medical Association building, my colleagues ran out to help.

We were rightly proud and a shaken nation was comforted. Yet the week before, a strange and different message was sent to the nation from the BMA debate on euthanasia. People were confused by a narrowly passed vote suggesting doctors have gone neutral on euthanasia and would just ‘let Parliament decide’.