End of life choices- message from Archbishop Prowse

ARCHBISHOP Christopher Prowse welcomed the opportunity to speak out against euthanasia last week warning that supporting assisted suicide would be a fundamental mistake and a grave risk.

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Appearing before the Legislative Assembly, which is currently debating the Bill in the ACT, the Archbishop described assisted dying as ill-considered and de-humanising.

Among the several aspects which he focused on in an earlier submission, he highlighted the pressure that the practice, if legalised, will place on vulnerable people.

Assisted dying an ‘ill-considered and dehumanising’ practice: Archbishop  Source: Canberra Times Archbishop Prowse told the committee it was a “lonely policy that only an atomised society would think about”, and said people approaching death experienced a “rollercoaster” that saw them take back comments they wanted to die earlier. >> Read more