The Archbishop of Southwark has urged Catholics to write to their MPs to ask them to resist any changes to the laws prohibiting assisted suicide and euthanasia.
The Most Rev. John Wilson said in a pastoral letterthat the UK was gripped by the “aggressive promotion” of doctor-assisted killing which threatened the most vulnerable members of society since TV celebrity Dame Esther Ranzthen announced she wanted to commit suicide at the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland.
The archbishop issued the letter abouta week after Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer announced his support for assisted suicideand promised to bring forward a Bill if his party wins the General Election this year. Labour is on course for a landslide victory.
