‍The Assisted Suicide debate has been pushed centre stage once more, with Baroness Meacher’s Assisted Dying Bill introduced into the House of Lords. Bishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues, has already outlined the Catholic Church's opposition to the Bill – a Bill that could make assisted suicide legal in England and Wales.

On Monday 12 July at 7:30pm, Baroness Ilora Finlay and Robert Preston will look behind the headlines of the debate to help inform your view. From law, to clinical practice, social attitudes, end of life care, public safety and the experience of those jurisdictions, they will lay out evidence in a manner that recognises and respects that others may see the matter differently.

Founding Director of Living and Dying Well, Robert is a former civil servant and parliamentary official. Baroness Finlay is a cross-bench member of the House of Lords and one of Europe’s leading palliative care consultants. Both have extensive experience of this complex and sensitive subject. They make clear from the outset that, in their view, the case being made for changing the law to legalise physician-assisted suicide does not stack up.

Bishop John Sherrington will introduce the evening and the National Board of Catholic Women will join Baroness Finlay and Robert Preston in conversation. There will also be a question and answer session after the presentations.

This virtual event will take place via Zoom and is supported by the Bishops’ Conference’s Department of Social Justice. You can register for your free place here.