Bishops protest as UK Parliament votes to legalize assisted suicide

LEICESTER, United Kingdom – On Friday, MPs of the UK Parliament approved a Bill which allows medical staff to assist the suicide of terminally ill patients, a move Cardinal Vincent Nichols says “fundamentally changes society’s long held values and relationships on matters of life and death.”

The Third Reading of Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was passed by 314 votes to 291, and will now go to the House of Lords for further scrutiny.

Nichols, the archbishop...