The Church of England has named for a new inquiry into assisted dying following a shock intervention by a former Archbishop of Canterbury over the issue.
The Bishop of Carlisle, the Rt Rev James Newcome, who speaks for the Church of England on health, stated Lord Falconer need to withdraw his Bill to legalise assisted dying in favour of a Royal Commission on the topic.
He stated the Church of England had been “surprised” by the articles and timing of an write-up written by Lord Carey in the Every day Mail in which the former head of the Church of England explained he had dropped his prolonged-standing opposition to legalising assisted dying.
“I consider we had been shocked by both the material and the timing of the post, but recognise that really, fairly a lot of excellent items have come out of it, like that it has brought some of the troubles to the forefront of public discussion and highlighted just what an essential situation this is,” said Bishop Newcome.
“Certainly our hope as the Church of England is that the Falconer Bill will be withdrawn and that since this is this kind of an critical concern it could be talked about at length by a Royal Commission.”
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