Originally published at National Catholic Register
U.K. Catholics are encouraged to contact their members of Parliament and pray for the defeat of the bill in obedience to their calling as disciples of Christ.
The bishops of England and Wales continue to urge Catholics to “raise their voices” in opposition to an assisted-suicide bill, the text of which was published earlier this week.
Late on Nov. 11, English Labour Member of Parliament Kim Leadbeater published her Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill before Parliament members vote on it Nov. 29. This means that members have less than three weeks to prepare to vote on a controversial issue.
Archbishop John Wilson of Southwark said: “As followers of the Lord Jesus, we must be bold in our efforts to uphold, respect and protect every human life from conception until natural death, because if we don’t stand up and value the dignity of human life, who will?”
“The Catholic Church is clear: Every life is valuable — regardless of a person’s physical or mental state,” he continued.
The archbishop’s words come as the contents of Leadbeater’s controversial bill showed that terminally ill adults who are expected to die within six months would legally be able to seek help
