Church ends taboo on mercy killings

Really? Actually this article tells you more about the Guyardian's wishful thinking on the matter. What it actually says is: "Canon Professor Robin Gill, a chief adviser to Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, said people should not be prosecuted for helping dying relatives who are in pain end their lives. Last week Gill was sent by Williams to give evidence to a parliamentary committee investigating euthanasia."
In other words this is a viewpoint by one person close to the ABofC. The headline seems to indicate a change of policy by the CofE. In reality it is one [influential] member thinking out loud. It's nowhere near General Synod or discussion by dioceses. This looks more like an attempt to get the church to have the debate in public.

I think it is something that we need to think about; I'm not sonvinced that the traditional arguments for an against are all they are cracked up to be and modern tech makes the issues all the more pointed. Gill may have a point but it is far from policy, it will need probably years of debate to get anywhere.
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