TY - JOUR T1 - Viewpoint: Doctors and Extinction Rebellion JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 344 LP - 344 DO - 10.3399/bjgp19X704345 VL - 69 IS - 684 AU - Lesley Morrison Y1 - 2019/07/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/69/684/344.abstract N2 - Three of us retired GPs were arrested at the Extinction Rebellion demonstration in Edinburgh in April. We had the preliminary hearing in the Magistrate’s Court and pleaded not guilty in order to have the opportunity to explain in court why we believe that it is part of a doctor’s responsibility to speak out about the climate crisis.The GMC states that it is the duty of a doctor to ‘protect and promote the health of patients and the public’.1 We are in the midst of a public health emergency and the government and our professional bodies need to respond appropriately.As people in the post-employment phase of our lives, we are liberated from concerns about job references and CVs, … ER -