The Bishop of Swindon has warned that the controversial debate on assisted suicide is in danger of being hijacked by celebrities.
The Right Reverend Dr Lee Rayfield, who opposes calls to relax the ban on euthanasia, spoke out after a TV presenter made an on-air confession that he killed his lover, who was dying from Aids.
The claim, made by Ray Gosling on the BBC’s Inside Out programme on Monday, is being investigated by Nottinghamshire Police.
It follows a separate call by author Sir Terry Pratchett, who lives in Wiltshire and is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, for the setting up of euthanasia tribunals to give sufferers from incurable diseases the right to medical help to end their lives.
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The Bishop of Swindon speaks out on assisted suicides controversy
The Bishop of Swindon has warned that the controversial debate on assisted suicide is in danger of being hijacked by celebrities.
The Right Reverend Dr Lee Rayfield, who opposes calls to relax the ban on euthanasia, spoke out after a TV presenter made an on-air confession that he killed his lover, who was dying from Aids.
The claim, made by Ray Gosling on the BBC’s Inside Out programme on Monday, is being investigated by Nottinghamshire Police.
It follows a separate call by author Sir Terry Pratchett, who lives in Wiltshire and is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, for the setting up of euthanasia tribunals to give sufferers from incurable diseases the right to medical help to end their lives.
Read it all.