Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Update - 3rd September, 2025

Bishop Patrick asks that parish priests encourage their parishioners to write to Peers in the House of Lords (and that parish priests write themselves) about the Assisted Suicide legislation which is being considered by the House of Lords.  Included with this Roundup are:

• The Statement of Archbishop John Sherrington;

• Some suggestions about How to write to a Peer;

• Questions and Answers about the proposed legislation prepared by the Catholic Union.

Cardinal Nichols responds to Third Reading of Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Full Statement

Archbishop Sherrington statement on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Full Statement

Assisted Suicide

The Catholic Church supports and upholds a compassionate response to those in the last stages of their life. However, there can be no safe or limited assisted suicide law. The Church, consistent with the nature of her mission, is clear that “we cannot directly choose to take the life of another, even if they request it.” For the terminally ill patient, “incurable cannot mean that care has come to an end.”

Read More