Euthanasia Law Could Create Culture of Death, Says Cardinal
One of Britain's most prominent churchmen yesterday attacked proposed law reforms which he claimed could lead to the "nightmarish" prospect of non-voluntary euthanasia.
Cardinal Thomas Winning, head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, made the attack in a fierce criticism of draft legislation governing the way in which the affairs of incapable adults should be handled.
His attack was directed against reforms proposed for Scotland, but Cardinal Winning said he has also expressed his concerns to the Lord Chancellor over similar draft legislation proposed for England and Wales.
The Scottish bill, the Incapable Adults Bill (Scotland), was drafted by the …
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Article title: Euthanasia Law Could Create Culture of Death, Says Cardinal.
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Newspaper title: The Birmingham Post (England).
Publication date: May 17, 1999.
Page number: 7.
© 2009 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd.
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