Headline of the week: Cardinal Vincent Nichols has criticised the government for a deeply irresponsible rush on assisted dying. The Cardinal pointing out that MPs spent more than a hundred times longer debating fox hunting than they debated assisted dying. Read more about Cardinal Nichols’ comments.
Parliament: As it makes its way through Committee, there are increasing concerns about the lack of safeguards and inadequacies of the Terminally Ill Adults End of Life Bill.
Catholic Union Event: ‘Hard Cases Don’t Make Good Law’. The Catholic Union is holding a webinar on the Bill on Thursday 3 April. Entitled ‘Hard Cases Don’t Make Good Law’ it will be chaired by Baroness Hollins, President of the Catholic Union. The webinar will give members and supporters the chance to unpick the Bill with the help of three experts: Dr Matthew Doré; Dr Philip Howard and Professor Julian Hughes. If you are interested in this event, click here to register your attendance and the zoom link will be sent to you in due course.
Action: This QR code will take you to the Right to Life Website, which will assist you in writing to your MP about the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The Third Reading will take place on 25 April 2025, and it is possible that even MPs who voted in favour of the Bill at Second Reading may change their mind.
And keep praying.
Our Lady of Walsingham, pray for us!