§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had with the BMA concerning the ethics of amputating healthy limbs as a way of addressing a mental health problem. [108577]
§ Mr. HuttonNo discussions have taken place with the British Medical Association concerning the ethics of amputating healthy limbs as a way of addressing a mental health problem.
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