Category: Life Issues

Assisted suicide ‘on the rocks’ says pressure group

by Michael McG | Nov 19, 2025 | Life Issues, Uncategorized

An overwhelming 72% of peers who expressed an opinion in the debate on the first day of the committee stage spoke in opposition to the assisted suicide bill. An analysis of the speeches completed by Right to Life UK’s policy team, found that of the 47 peers who...

Cardinal: Task now is to ‘limit the damage’ of assisted dying vote

by Michael McG | Jun 23, 2025 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Life Issues

Cardinal Vincent Nichols has added his voice to those expressing disappointment after the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed its third reading in the House of Commons by 23 votes. Describing the outcome as a “watershed moment in the history of our...

Alarm expressed over proposed abortion law change

by Michael McG | Jun 20, 2025 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Life Issues, Life Issues

Archbishop John Sherrington, lead bishop for life issues for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, says the Church is “deeply alarmed” after MPs passing an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill on decriminalising abortion.In a statement he...