Faith groups in united bid to stop Scotland legalising assisted suicide
from Christian Today:
A broad coalition including a number of Christian and other faith groups has revealed plans to challenge the legalisation of assisted suicide in Scotland.
The Scottish Parliament is preparing to consult the public on legislation that would change the law on the practice.
The Care Not Killing (CNK) coalition strongly opposes the move and warns that it would lead to vulnerable people feeling pressured into ending their lives.
“This would especially affect people who are disabled, elderly, sick or depressed,” the coalition said.
“The pressure people will feel to end their lives if assisted suicide or euthanasia are legalised will be greatly accentuated at this time of economic flux with families and health budgets under pressure and with such resource pressures on the NHS as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic.”
The CNK coalition includes a number of faith groups, including the Catholic Church, the Christian Medical Fellowship, CARE (Christian Action Research and Education) for Scotland, the Christian Institute and the Evangelical Alliance.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Scotland said it was likely that any legal provisions for assisted suicide would only be widened with time.
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