Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Archbishop Sentamu hits out at campaign for mercy killings

by Jenna Lyle
Tuesday, February 2, 2010

The Archbishop of York has condemned a campaign to legalise mercy killings that he feels is being driven by celebrities without any regard for Parliament and the will of the “silent majority”.

Dr John Sentamu’s comments came just days after a YouGov poll for The Telegraph found that more than four out of five people believed the law should be amended so that relatives would be allowed to help terminally ill relatives die without facing prosecution. Another poll carried out by ComRes for BBC1’s Panorama programme, found 73 per cent thought family or friends should not face prosecution for helping a loved one to die. the rest

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