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Three church leaders in joint condemnation of Lords backdoor bid to ‘legalise euthanasia’

1 July 2009 · News

Three church leaders in joint condemnation of Lords backdoor bid to ‘legalise euthanasia’ The country’s most senior religious leaders yesterday declared their opposition to laws that would allow families to travel abroad and help terminally ill relatives die. The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks and the Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols condemned an attempt to change the law by amending the Coroners and Justice Bill.

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