
Controversial Assisted Dying Bill in UK Could Be Delayed Until 2029
The bill process has been mired in controversy, and many pro-life groups and Church officials have spoken out against the measure.
The bill process has been mired in controversy, and many pro-life groups and Church officials have spoken out against the measure.
The royal family shared their good wishes for Pope Francis’ recovery.
Opponents of the legislation have warned that, if passed, the bill would lead to the deaths of many vulnerable people, normalize suicide and further significantly undermine the moral fabric of British society.
U.K. Catholics are encouraged to contact their members of Parliament and pray for the defeat of the bill in obedience to their calling as disciples of Christ.
EDITORIAL: Experts stress that those who seek to end their lives this way generally do so because they feel abandoned by other human beings, not because of their illnesses.
Adam Smith-Connor had approached a British Pregnancy Advisory Service abortion facility in Bournemouth, in the southwest English county of Dorset, in November 2022. He intended to pray for his unborn son, who had died in an abortion he helped procure at a similar facility more than two decades ago.
The Southport, England, violence left three young girls dead and nearly a dozen people injured.
British veteran of Afghanistan campaign who once paid for and assisted abortions says he was changed by a dreadful dream.
Case has the attention of an advocacy group that has been active in other U.K. controversies regarding the treatment of the seriously ill.
The final vote came the day after a pro-life woman was arrested in Birmingham for the second time for praying silently in an alleged violation of a local buffer-zone law.
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