Overview

• During a session at the Church of England General Synod, Archbishop Stephen Cottrell argued that permitting assisted dying usurps God’s authority over life and death.
• Bishop of London Sarah Mullally urged members of the House of Lords to oppose the legislation, warning of potential coercion and calling for increased palliative care funding.
• The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales with under six months to live to seek medical assistance in ending their lives under strict safeguards.
• Lay preacher Pamela Fisher, who is terminally ill, challenged religious objections at the Synod by asserting that patient autonomy should take precedence over mandated suffering.
• The bill now advances to the House of Lords, where 26 Lords Spiritual will assess its ethical and theological implications before voting.