Tim Wyatt hosts with guests Rabbi Jonathan Romain, founder of Inter-faith leaders for Dignity in Dying; Liz Slade, Chief Officer for the Unitarians; Sarah Foot, a doctor who writes for the Christian Medical Fellowship; and Dr Hina Shahid, Muslim Doctors Association
While most religious groups have historically opposed the legalisation of assisted suicide, there is a growing movement of people arguing for its introduction on the grounds of faith.
Guernsey’s government rejects proposals to allow assisted dying, after objections from religious leaders, doctors and disability groups. Opposing views expressed before Guernsey parliament’s debate on
Archbishop says “do not become numb to injustice in Gaza”; Manchester hospital investigates treatment of Jewish boy “forced to lie on the floor”; Irish parliament report recommends assisted dying legislation
Archbishops warn government’s new definition of extremism will risk more division; No evidence of Church of England ‘conveyor belt’ for asylum claims; Moves to allow assisted dying in the UK and France
Churches “facilitating industrial-scale bogus asylum claims”; Forty Christians on board the Bibby Stockholm; Ordination of new Catholic bishop of Plymouth halted; Assisted dying petition wins support for parliamentary debate
“We fail Christmas” when there is no call for peace on earth through a ceasefire; Esther Rantzen’s wish to “buzz off to Europe” for assisted dying triggers new campaign; Simon Hoare, government’s faith minister in the Commons, on political point scoring about the nativity story
Church of England takes action against Shell over climate change; The central place of Buddhism in Tina Turner’s life; US National strategy to combat antisemitism; Scottish faith leaders come out against assisted dying
Campaigners’ joy as Nazanin Ratcliffe returns to UK; Pope meets Patriarch Kirill to press for a just peace in Ukraine; Churches in England deplore discrimination in refugee system; Lords reject moves to allow assisted dying; Ampleforth College rated inadequate after stories of sex and drugs
Religion “at the centre” of the 6 January Capitol Hill attack; Austria allows assisted dying despite Catholic protest; Calls for UK Jewish charity chief to resign; Sikh army physio from Derby crosses Antarctica solo
