For this Catholic News podcast, Bishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues here at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, explains our objection to the proposed legislation passing through parliament seeking to legalise assisted suicide.
Ahead of the Bill’s Third Reading and vote, likely to take place in late April or early May, Bishop Sherrington insists all is not lost and that there’s still time to contact your MP to ask them to oppose assisted suicide becoming law.
In addition to our Bishops’ principled objection, there are many other compelling reasons why this Private Members’ Bill on assisted suicide should not pass – lack of time and scrutiny dedicated to a matter of life and death, the removal of safeguards, the likelihood that vulnerable groups will be dragged into scope down the line, the fundamental change in the doctor-patient relationship, the impact on the end of life care provided by hospices, and more.
Bishop Sherrington explains further, and gives a personal perspective in this 24-minute podcast.
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