Three High Court judges ruled last week that the law must clarify whether doctors and nurses who accompany someone abroad so that they can end their life will avoid prosecution. While the Director of Public Prosecutions has made it clear that family and friends are unlikely to be prosecuted, it is unclear what would happen to health-care professionals. If the opponents of assisted suicide want to protect the vulnerable from taking their own lives under duress or perceived family pressures, surely the involvement of an independent professional is to be welcomed. If the law is prepared to turn a blind eye to family and friends taking a role in assisted suicide, why shouldn’t it do so for medical professionals?