Gathering thinkers on different sides of the “assisted dying” debate leaves many unanswered objections to the UK’s proposals to introduce euthanasia

As MPs go to the Commons tomorrow, Friday 29^th November, to debate and vote on the so-called “assisted dying” Bill put forward by Kim Leadbeater MP, it follows weeks – on top of years – of debate on the subject. Christians and church leaders are almost uniformly against the proposals. But what happens when we bring people from both sides of this debate together to discuss the details? 

Recently Premier Unbelievable spoke to Professor Keith Brown from Bournemouth University, who has senior roles in adult safeguarding, who is against assisted suicide in principle.  However he also raises particular concerns about the Bill brought before Parliament in November due to his experience in safeguarding, particularly protecting the vulnerable from “coercive control,” where a vulnerable individual is subtly manipulated, often for financial gain. 

Of course the Bill is just the latest attempt to introduce doctor-assisted suicide for those with… (Register to read the rest of the article)