Assisted Dying Bill

Not sure if all freethinkers agree with some forms of legalized assisted dying. I think there are situations where assisted dying is ok. There is a bill in the UK that will legalized a very narrow category of assisted dying.

Religious organizations around the UK are using all of their money and power to prevent the bill from becoming a law.

Earlier this week, the British Humanist Association released a hard-hitting report that exposed systematic misinformation, scare-mongering, and hypocrisy among Christian groups opposing the Bill. The report has been well-received by peers intending to support the Bill tomorrow and many of them intend to refer to it in the debate. You can download the report at http://tinyurl.com/nxln7 (PDF Document)

The British Humanist Association’s executive director Hanne Stinson condemned religious opposition to Lord Joffe’s Bill as deeply immoral. She said,

“There is overwhelming public support for the option of assisted dying to be made available. This Bill gives terminally ill people that autonomy and choice, and contains ample safeguards to ensure that the choices made by those experiencing unbearable suffering are informed and genuine. Who are the Bishops to deny people this freedom?”

If the Christian groups were really right about their reasons behind the bill, why would they have to use lies and deceptions?