the royal college of physicians has dropped its opposition to assisted dying, following a survey of hospitalhether doctors should be allowed to help terminally ill patients end their lives. our medical correspondent, fergus walsh, is here. how significant is this decision? its symbolic only, it makes no difference at all to the law, assisted dying bill is illegal, punishable by up to 15 years in prison. if you look at the figures, 43% of doctors polled were opposed to the college supporting assisted dying. 32% were in favour. more doctors opposed and yet the college has switched to a neutral position. it's done that because it said on such a contentious issue they needed to bea such a contentious issue they needed to be a supermajority of 60%. now it will be welcomed by those who are campaigning for assisted dying bill but it has infuriated and dismayed opponents, who say it's a sham poll, it's a travesty, politically inspired. so a lot of argument about this, but it does actually take the royal college back to the position it was prior to 2006, when it was neutral. fergus, thank you very mu