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20/01/2005
Archbishop speaks out against euthanasia
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, said that the Church of England would never reverse its opinion on euthanasia.
'The Times' newspaper reported Dr Williams as saying that euthanasia involved others in an act of suicide and, if it was recognised legally, it would place a responsibility on others to kill. The Archbishop warned: "Legislation ignores these issues to its cost".
Dr Williams' comments come a week after retired policeman, Brian Blackburn, received a nine-month suspended sentence, after killing his terminally-ill wife in an attempted suicide pact. She was suffering from stomach cancer and was considered to have only had weeks to live.
'The Times' reported that the Archbishop's comments had received the support of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminister, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor.
However, Mark Slattery of the Voluntary Euthanasia Society said the majority of Christians thought euthanasia was "a matter of compassion".
He said: "When you are facing death, you do not have a choice between life or death. The choice is sometimes only whether you die well or badly."
(KMcA/SP)
'The Times' newspaper reported Dr Williams as saying that euthanasia involved others in an act of suicide and, if it was recognised legally, it would place a responsibility on others to kill. The Archbishop warned: "Legislation ignores these issues to its cost".
Dr Williams' comments come a week after retired policeman, Brian Blackburn, received a nine-month suspended sentence, after killing his terminally-ill wife in an attempted suicide pact. She was suffering from stomach cancer and was considered to have only had weeks to live.
'The Times' reported that the Archbishop's comments had received the support of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminister, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor.
However, Mark Slattery of the Voluntary Euthanasia Society said the majority of Christians thought euthanasia was "a matter of compassion".
He said: "When you are facing death, you do not have a choice between life or death. The choice is sometimes only whether you die well or badly."
(KMcA/SP)
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