All Assisted Suicide articles
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OpinionThank God the assisted suicide bill has fallen. Let's pray it won’t come back
Suicide has been legal in the UK since 1961 - but has the tide of public opinion turned on co-opting the health service into colluding with it? Following the fall of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill, Rev George Pitcher is praying that society learns to properly value the life-saving and life-enhancing role of our NHS
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OpinionWhen Noelia Castillo asked to die, the state said yes. The Church must proclaim hope in a culture of despair
Noelia Castillo Ramos endured a young life marked by suffering. A victim of sexual assault and left disabled after a suicide attempt, she was offered a state-sanctioned death as the solution. As the UK continues to face similar legislation, Lois McLatchie Miller warns where this logic leads - and why the Church must speak clearly
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OpinionAssisted dying is an attempt to control death. But Christianity says the grave is not the end
Throughout the ages, humans have grappled with the meaning of death. It points towards the fact that we were made for eternity, says Andrew Fellows. In a society obsessed with controlling dying, only Christianity really makes sense of it
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OpinionThe defeat of the assisted dying bill shows that the Scottish Church is alive and well
Bucking the current trend, the Scottish Parliament has failed in its most recent attempt to legalise assisted suicide. There’s many good reasons for that, says Nathanael Smith, but the country’s long history of revival, the unity of the Church and the prayers and actions of Christians all played their part
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OpinionThere’s a crisis shutting down Britain’s schools. Blame has been apportioned to everything — except abortion
Nearly 100 state-funded schools have closed in the past four years, with 30 more expected in London by next September. The cost of living isn’t to blame, argues Christian Hacking — but unprecedented abortion rates are
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OpinionA ‘license to kill’? The Lords are criticising the assisted dying legislation. Here’s what they’re saying
The assisted dying bill is still making its way through Parliament. James Mildred explains how Peers have responded to it, and explains what’s likely to happen next
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OpinionThe Christian voice must return to the dangerous middle ground
When everyone is an extremist, George Pitcher argues it’s time for Christians to reclaim the middle ground
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OpinionAssisted suicide would have told my friend his life was over. We told him it still mattered
Reflecting on his final months with a terminally ill friend, Jamie Gillies warns that the passing of the Assisted Dying Bill would have dire consequences for society’s most vulnerable
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News AnalysisThe pro-life movement lost the votes on abortion and assisted suicide. What went wrong?
After the House of Commons voted to decriminalise abortion and legalise assisted dying in the same week, campaigners are warning that decisions on life and death issues are being taken without proper scrutiny
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OpinionWhy has a Catholic priest denied communion to an MP?
Chris Coghlan, a Catholic MP was publicly refused communion for voting in favour of assisted dying. Jack Valero explores what the Catholic Church teaches about denial of the Eucharist, mortal sin and conscience
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OpinionThe Lords must stop assisted suicide. Their moral responsibility cannot be overstated
This is a bad bill, one of the worst, says George Pitcher. To send it packing is precisely the level of scrutiny that the Lords should provide
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OpinionAssisted suicide vote: This is a dark day for our post-Christian country
Voting for assisted suicide prioritises personal choice over the collective good, says Peter Ladd. And in doing so, we have rejected God’s call to see the inherent dignity and worth in every human being. We have failed the vulnerable and the most needy
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OpinionTim Farron: The assisted suicide debate is getting more fractious but MPs must safeguard the vulnerable
A proper debate about the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) bill is not hampered by religious belief, says Tim Farron MP. It’s about fully understanding what is at stake when we stop safeguarding life - especially for those who are most vulnerable
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OpinionAssisted suicide discriminates against people with disabilities. MPs must vote against it
Disability rights campaigners say the assisted dying Bill, which returns to the Commons this week, violates their human rights. As they get ready to take their case to the UN, Christian Institute lawyers agree the Bill is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights
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OpinionExplainer: What Christians need to know about the Assisted Suicide Bill
The committee scrutinising Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill have heard evidence from more than 50 experts and is now debating amendments - including that cases would no longer have to be signed off by a High Court judge. If just 28 MPs switch to oppose the bill when it returns to parliament, it would be defeated, says Catherine Robinson
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OpinionSocietal views on gender are shifting for the better. Christians are on the right side of history
Christians have often felt on the backfoot when it comes to debates around issues such as sexuality, abortion and transgender. But Peter Lynas believes significant shifts are taking place in Western culture and there are good reasons to be optimistic
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OpinionTim Farron: ‘Christians must keep fighting assisted dying’
Christians shouldn’t be surprised if assisted dying is legalised in the UK, says Tim Farron MP. But we must continue to challenge it, even if our motivations are questioned. The sanctity of life is at stake
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OpinionEsther Rantzen is wrong. There’s no such thing as ‘secular neutrality’
Christians should not feel intimidated by those who say our faith is not a legitimate basis from which to express an opinion. Everyone’s worldview is shaped by something, says Jamie Gillies, including humanists, atheists or secularists. Ours is no less valid
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OpinionTim Farron: Assisted dying makes the vulnerable even more so
Changing the law will make those at risk of abuse much more vulnerable, says Tim Farron, as well as putting pressure on the elderly and infirm to ‘do the decent thing’ and choose death
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OpinionAssisted suicide isn’t a choice we should give ourselves
Danny Webster challenges the idolisation of autonomy, highlighting how assisting suicide undermines the value of choice and freedom
