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Issue Briefing on Assisted Dying
The Evangelical Alliance is opposed to moves to legalise assisted suicide for biblical, social, policy and evidential reasons. These proposals undermine the sanctity and value of every life and will lead to pressure on some of the most vulnerable in our society to end their lives prematurely.…
Peter Lynas
Prayer concerning the assisted dying bill
As MPs prepare to vote, join us in praying for God's will to be done
Assisted dying law – what comes next?
By 330 votes to 275, following less than five hours of debate, the vote split traditional party divisions to back the proposed bill to permit assisted dying. It was notable that as the vote tally was read out in the chamber of the House of Commons there was not the customary cheering when votes are…
Danny Webster
Christian leaders in Scotland: sign our joint letter against the assisted dying Bill
We are inviting Christian leaders in Scotland to sign our joint letter expressing our concern to MSPs about the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, which is due to be voted on in the Scottish Parliament in the near future. Add your name to the form below to make your voice…
Webinar: Making Sense of Kim Leadbeater's Assisted Dying bill
Catch up on this 45 minute webinar where we unpacked new proposals to legalise assisted dying and make the case for improving end of life care.
Making sense of Kim Leadbeater's Assisted Dying bill
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill introduced by backbench MP, Kim Leadbeater has significant implications for how we treat those nearing the end of their life and also those suffering with long term chronic ill health. It’s a policy change that will fundamentally change our health and…
Four groups negatively affected by the assisted dying bill
Ineffective scrutiny of the bill can be explained by two reasons. Firstly, the committee membership is skewed 18 to 5 in support of the bill, including from both the justice and health ministers attending the committee. Secondly, the bill sponsor along with the 17 other supportive MPs have…
Alicia Edmund
Why we must oppose assisted dying proposals in Scotland
The Bill would allow for “mentally competent adults” (those over the age of 16) who are terminally ill to request assistance to end their life. The person must have been a resident of Scotland for at least a year. The last time proposals came to the Scottish Parliament to change the law on assisted…
Matthew Holden
Why the law on assisted dying must be rejected
For the past 20 years, we have engaged with the issue in the media and in parliament, and the current proposals are the most significant attempt to change the law in many years. Our motivation is based on the fundamental truth that all human life is valuable and should be protected. However, our…
How might we approach the conversation on Assisted Dying?
The last parliamentary vote on Assisted Dying was in September 2015, with 118 MPs voting in favour and 330 against. Previous polling has suggested the public may support some form of assisted suicide, but this support declines when people consider the arguments against introducing it. So with the…
David Smyth
Assisted Dying Inquiry: important things you need to know
As Christians, we believe in the sanctity of life, all human beings are image bearers of God. This means that even in our most vulnerable state, we are still of value to God. He loved us even before we were born, and He continues to love us up to and beyond our final stages of life on earth. When…
Nicola Martin
New plans to allow assisted dying must be strongly opposed
This week parliament is being asked to consider the issue again as Baroness Meacher, who also serves as chair of campaign group Dignity in Dying, formerly the Voluntary Euthanasia Society, brings a private members’ bill in the House of Lords. The Sunday Times wrote in its editorial last weekend…
Danny Webster
Kim Leadbeater replaces High Court judge with assisted dying review panels
Ahead of the second reading debate and vote last November, Kim Leadbeater argued that the inclusion of the high court judge as part of the assisted dying process meant her bill was the most robust and strongest safeguard in the world. As a result, many MPs were convinced and voted in support for…
Alicia Edmund
Assisted dying bill reaches a critical point in its parliamentary process
Five days on from Easter Sunday, parliament will be debating death. Not of Christ’s victory over sin, death and the grave but whether to introduce a system where the sick and those with a six-month prognosis can receive a physician-assisted death fully paid for and instituted by the state. Christ…
Alicia Edmund
More than 1200 Christian leaders join letter to MPs opposing assisted dying plans
Ahead of parliament debating a law to introduce assisted dying, more than 1200 church and Christian leaders have signed a letter opposing plans. The Evangelical Alliance, along with member organisations; CARE and the Christian Medical Fellowship, have backed the letter. It is also signed by many…
Danny Webster
