Anglican Mainstream

 

Deadline 16 December 2009

 

Following the case brought by Debbie Purdy, the Law Lords instructed the Director of Public Prosecutions to draw up guidelines stating his policy on the situations in which he would or would not bring a prosecution against someone assisting in the suicide of another person in England and Wales, both within these countries and overseas.

 

 

Please take this opportunity today by clicking on the link below (or at the bottom of this e-mail) and following the steps described.

 

 

CCFON has submitted its own legal response on this (click here to view). For public campaigning we are using the excellent material supplied by Care Not Killing (CNK) and are directing people to the response they are organising.

 

The consultation closes on 16 December. Please try to get your comments in comfortably before this date if you can.

 

The absence of a presumption in favour of prosecution may result in the weakening of the enforcement of this law for certain categories of people and is a concern to many. It has been shown in other countries that liberalisation comes at a heavy price. Vulnerable people come under increased pressure to end their lives, palliative care options are downgraded and a ‘slippery slope’ process begins.

 

Please make your voice heard on this issue – and be sure to submit before 16 December as submissions after this date will not be considered. Use the resources below to take action.