Bishop Egan lamented Britain's loss of its Christian heritage after the country's euthanasia bill passed its Second Reading by 330 votes to 275. 'Our world here in the UK has now changed, unfortunately not for the better,' he wrote.
Ultimately, assisted dying affects us all. The consequences of state-backed death are severe and manifest across all of society. Assisted suicide/euthanasia rips apart families. Doctors are pressured to kill. The United Kingdom surely can do better than this.
Alex Schadenberg said that he expects the bill to be so 'extreme' that even 'supposedly moderate MPs within the Liberal party will be uncomfortable with it.'
While the public are broadly sympathetic to the rights-based argument in favour of ending lives at the time of a person's choice, there is widespread concern about the abuse to which any system is likely to be open.