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No to assisted suicide

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Post date August 22, 2015

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI

We are all ‘masterpieces of God’s creation’

“How great a lie…to make people think that lives affected by grave illness are not worth living!” (Pope Francis)

I am involved in London at the moment in encouraging individuals to contact their Member of Parliament to ask them to vote against a Private Member’s Bill – The Assisted Dying (No 2) Bill – introduced by parliamentarian Rob Morris. The Bill, which seeks to legalise assisted suicide, will be debated and voted on Friday, September 11 in the House of Commons.

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Euthanasia and assisted suicide

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Post date October 6, 2011

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ

“Your body…is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you since you received him from God. You are not your own property: you have been bought and paid for. That is why you should use your body for the glory of God.” 1 Cor 6:19-20

CCSJ urges you to get ready to observe Respect For Life Week (November 12-19) on the theme: Respect Life: Promote Justice.

Today there is a lack of respect for human life. Read Susan Yoshihara’s report: “UN considers Euthanasia and New Treaty on Aging” (30 Sept, 2011): www.lifenews.com. Participants at a recent UN meeting considered the fact that “the world will have 2 billion elderly people by 2050, up from 600 million in 2002. According to UN projections, the percentage of elderly in almost every country is rising faster than ever before.”

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