Tag: Euthanasia

Sir Ludovic Kennedy died earlier this week at the age of 89. During a long and eventful career as a journalist, broadcaster, author and campaigner for social justice, Sir Ludovic made a huge contribution to the abolition of the death penalty in Britain through his rigorous investigations into miscarriages of justice. It was he who proved that Timothy Evans — a young man who was wrongly hanged for the murder of his wife — was innocent. Kennedy later campaigned for the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia and wrote an influential book about atheism, “All in the Mind – a Farewell to God.” He was a long-time honorary associate of the National Secular Society.

Even though the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has lobbied the federal government in favor of universal health insurance for 30 years, a growing number of bishops are now opposing President Obama’s plan.

That religious leaders have joined forces on euthanasia is not surprising – favouring dogma over kindness is standard fare