Originally published at The Crux
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Following news that a member of the British Parliament intends to reintroduce the assisted suicide bill into parliament after it recently ran out of parliamentary time, an archbishop has reiterated why he considers the bill to be dangerous and flawed.
In a statement, Archbishop John Sherrington of Liverpool, the Lead Bishop for Life Issues at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, called the proposed legislation “flawed and full of unresolved matters.”
“I am deeply disappointed that the previously unsuccessful Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is being reintroduced in the House of Commons. It is likely to be debated in September. The Catholic Church opposes this Bill in principle and joins with many other people of faith and none in arguing that we should not cross this watershed,” Sherrington said.
“The recent debate about this Bill showed how many people found the proposed legislation, even if they accepted it in principle, to be flawed and full of unresolved matters. The majority in the Commons reduced between readings, the Lords identified many shortcomings and bad legislation,” he added.
Lauren Edwards, the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochester and Strood, has said that she will bring the
