Opinion

My thoughts on the assisted dying bill and the sovereignty of God

By 2024-11-21T06:00:00

Danielle Finch and her dad

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.

I would suspect that most, if not all Christians, will agree on the sanctity of life. That God ordains our first and last breath (Psalm 139:16). So my reflections today are not debating this point. Yet, as Christians I feel we should approach this situation with gentleness and compassion, whilst standing firm for God’s truth.

As a result of the Fall, people experience some truly horrific situations in this life and due to my own experiences, I can completely empathise with desperately willing someone’s suffering to be over.

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