Statement on the proposal to legalise assisted suicide By His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Churchin the United Kingdom
As we approach the UK Parliament debate on the proposed ‘assisted dying bill’, we must ensure that this discussion is conducted within the context of a clear understanding of the sanctity of life and the inevitability of death. At the outset, the selective use of the term ‘assisted dying’ over ‘assisted suicide’ shifts the focus from the fact that this act will essentially legitimise and facilitate the premature taking of one’s own life.
Coptic Orthodox website 10 September 2015
