The Bishop of Portsmouth has urged Catholics to actively oppose against the “sinister” forthcoming Bill to legalise assisted suicide.
The Rt Rev. Philip Egan told the Catholics of his diocese that they “must mobilise” against the Private Member’s Bill of Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP for Spen Valley, which will receive its First Reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday 16 October.
“We believe in assisted living, not assisted dying," the bishop said in a message to his diocese. "Investing in palliative care is a better way to support people suffering at the end of life.
