The eugenicist roots of the assisted-dying movement

There are media double standards when it comes to the debate over assisted dying in Scotland. The press seems all too willing to target the beliefs of those opposed to assisted dying, yet unwilling to look too closely at the roots of those in favour of it.

Why? Because they seem to think there is something suspiciously Christian about the opposition to assisted dying.

Take, for instance, the Daily Record. It attempted to smear anti-assisted suicide group Care Not Killing (CNK) last week on the grounds that it is backed by a wealthy Christian. That, apparently, is a huge problem.

CNK, the Record reported, received a £90,000 donation from businessman Brian Souter, ‘an evangelical Christian who has bankrolled socially conservative causes’. Describing him as ‘a controversial multi-millionaire’, it said he wanted to help fight an assisted-dying law in Scotland.

The Record didn’t stop there. It also suggested that there was something wrong with Care Not Killing, precisely because it is supported by religious organisations.

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