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| 5-July-2022 |
During the Westminster Hall debate yesterday, nearly twice as many MPs spoke in favour of legalising assisted dying for terminally ill, mentally competent adults as those opposed.
The National Secular Society, which supports bodily autonomy and works to protect patients from the imposition of other people's religious views, briefed all MPs prior to the debate.
The NSS asked MPs to help ensure religious teachings "are not imposed on the majority who support a more compassionate assisted dying law in the UK".
The debate was called after a petition sponsored by Dignity in Dying gained over 155,000 signatures in support of legalising assisted dying.
Former health secretary backs NSS statement
The National Secular Society, which supports bodily autonomy and works to protect patients from the imposition of other people's religious views, briefed all MPs prior to the debate.
The NSS asked MPs to help ensure religious teachings "are not imposed on the majority who support a more compassionate assisted dying law in the UK".
The debate was called after a petition sponsored by Dignity in Dying gained over 155,000 signatures in support of legalising assisted dying.
Former health secretary backs NSS statement
Evangelical Christian Stephen Timms (pictured) objected to the NSS's argument that opponents with religious objections to assisted dying disguise them with secular concerns, by exaggerating the risks and weaponising them to spread fear.
He said disabled people's organisations that legalising assisted dying "would be a deeply damaging change".
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