UK Bishops Condemn Assisted Dying Bill Ahead of Commons Vote

Catholic bishops in England and Wales, including Archbishop John Sherrington, have publicly condemned a new assisted suicide bill as "flawed and dangerous" ahead of a House of Commons vote, warning it lacks safeguards against coercion for disabled people, the mentally ill and abuse victims. Bishop Philip Egan warned of "mission creep" seen in countries like Canada, where over 5% of deaths now occur by lethal injection, potentially extending eligibility beyond the terminally ill. The bishops frame the legislation as a fundamental challenge to the God-given dignity of human life, reflecting a wider societal shift toward normalising the ending of vulnerable lives rather than protecting them.