1+ week, 2+ day ago   (621+ words) Bishop Marcus Stock of Leeds has called “assisted dying” a euphemism for assisted suicide, arguing that palliative care allows people to “properly be assisted to die with dignity.” The statement comes ahead of the second reading and vote on the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (383+ words) The coming week will see developments on assisted suicide in Britain and Illinois, the aftermath of Archbishop Gallagher’s Moscow visit and the expected verdict in the Lindsay Clancy trial. Another consequence of the debate surrounding assisted suicide has been the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (319+ words) The bishops of Scotland have called for “human dignity and the common good” to be prioritised as the Scottish Government prepares to publish its 2026-2027 Programme for Government. The Programme, which sets out the actions the Government will take both in…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (537+ words) Bishops across Britain have reaffirmed their opposition to assisted suicide as the September 11 second reading and vote on a bill to introduce the practice approaches. Bishop James Curry, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, echoed Prime Minister Andy Burnham in calling for…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (344+ words) The Archbishop of Paris has said that the adoption of assisted suicide in France is “not the end of the fight”, stating that “nothing should force us to make them as realities in our lives”. The new law legalising the…...