MPs today voted for an assisted suicide Bill in an historic moment which was described by a senior Catholic bishop as a “dark day for our country”.
The Terminally Ill (End of Life) Bill passed Second Reading by 330 votes to 275, a majority of 55, making extremely likely that assisting in suicides will be lawful for the first time in British history.
At present, assisted suicide is prohibited by up to 14 years in jail under the Suicide Act 1961, though prosecutions are rare.
The Bill will allow medical practitioners to assist in the suicides of terminally ill adults who are deemed to have just six months to live. Two doctors and a High Court judge must approve their deaths.
Read the rest: https://catholicherald.co.uk/breaking-dark-day-for-britain-says-bishop-as-mps-vote-in-favour-of-assisted-suicide/
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