Scotland’s Catholic Bishops: Scottish Government’s laudable draft strategy on palliative care stands in stark contrast to dangerous assisted suicide proposal The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has responded positively to Scottish Government proposals for a new strategy on palliative care. In ...
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Last Friday, 29th November, MPs voted in favour of Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The Bill, which would legalise assisted suicide in England & Wales but will have a significant influence on a similar proposed law in ...
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Welsh Parliament Votes Decisively to Reject Assisted Suicide The Welsh Parliament (Senedd) has voted decisively to reject a motion calling for Westminster to legalise assisted suicide. The motion, which called on the Senedd to ‘support the principles of assisted dying ...
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Doctors express strong opposition to assisted suicide in Scottish consultation A significant majority of doctors have expressed strong opposition to proposals to legalise assisted suicide in Scotland. A total of 82% of doctors who responded to the Scottish Parliament Health, ...
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Significant Majority of Detailed Responses to Scottish Parliament Committee Oppose Assisted Suicide A significant majority of detailed responses to the Scottish Parliament Health Committee’s call for views are opposed to assisted suicide. Official figures released by the committee reveal that ...
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Assisted Suicide: Bishops’ Conference of Scotland submits evidence to committee The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has submitted evidence to the Scottish Parliament Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on a proposal to legalise assisted suicide in Scotland. You can read ...
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Bishops urge Catholics to reject ‘dangerous’ assisted suicide proposal In a pastoral letter addressed to all Scotland’s Catholics, the bishops of Scotland have asked them to urge MSPs to reject a proposed new law to legalise assisted suicide. The letter ...
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This graph shows how support for assisted suicide in Scotland has declined since 2019 Decline in support for assisted suicide in Scotland An article in the Journal of Medical Ethics shows that support for assisted suicide in Scotland has dropped ...
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Assisted Suicide: Catholic Church responds to ‘dangerous’ Bill The Catholic Church has responded to the publication of “The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill” by Liam McArthur MSP. Bishop John Keenan, the Bishop of Paisley has described it ...
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