All assisted suicide articles
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OpinionOpen letter to all MPs ahead of the Assisted Dying Bill Debate
’Although the Bill says mental illness alone is not a qualifying condition for assisted death, the physical effects of eating disorders can blur the lines,’ says Hope Virgo
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OpinionMy thoughts on the assisted dying bill and the sovereignty of God
On 29 November 2024, MPs will vote on the proposed bill to give terminally ill people in England and Wales the right to choose to end their life. Having lost her parents in quick succession, Danielle Finch knows the pain of watching loved ones suffer and considers what this bill might mean for Christians.
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OpinionWhy the Bible should inform the assisted suicide bill and not be divorced from it
‘The Bible extensively addresses the sanctity of life, and how believers should approach suffering, death, and God’s sovereignty over life and death,’ says Ann-Louise Graham, in the light of former Archbishop George Carey suggesting the contrary.
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ArticleSuffering is inevitable; our response to it isn’t
Hope Bonarcher reflects on the growing interest in assisted suicide and our culture’s changing views on pain and hardship
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OpinionDame Esther Rantzen wants to die well - can joining Dignitas really deliver?
After a stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis Dame Esther Rantzen has said she will ’buzz off to Zurich’ if treatment is not successful. Alex Noel discusses whether we can demand a ’good death’ through assisted dying, as even Jesus suffered horribly in his final hour.
