Oppose Assisted Suicide

The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales are calling on Catholics to unite in prayer and compassionate action to oppose assisted suicide.

On Wed, 16 Oct, the House of Commons heard the first reading of a new bill on assisted suicide tabled by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater. On Friday, 29 November, the House of Commons will hear and debate the Second Reading of that bill. This is another attempt to legalise assisted suicide and we need you to contact your MP to voice your opposition.

The charity Right to Life UK has a simple online way to do this - here. It takes only a few minutes to input your postcode, make sure the suggested text suits your viewpoint and submit your message to ask your MP to stop assisted suicide being rushed into law. Or write to your MP directly.

Also see a way to contact your MP online here via the SPUC website.

More information from the Bishops’ Conference on Assisted Suicide - here.

Read Cardinal Vincent Nichol’s Pastoral Letter to the Westminster Diocese here.

Read Bishop Paul Swarbrick’s Pastoral Letter to our Diocese here.

Read Bishop Mark Davies’ Pastoral Letter On the Threat of Assisted Suicide to the Shrewsbury Diocese here.

Read Ten Reasons to Oppose Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia (the Bishops’ written evidence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee Inquiry into Assisted Suicide, submitted in January 2023) - here.