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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Harriet Sherwood

Former archbishop of Canterbury urges C of E bishops in Lords to back assisted dying bill

George Carey
George Carey said the bill to legalise assisted dying was ‘necessary, compassionate and principled’. Photograph: David Levenson/Getty Images

George Carey, the former archbishop of Canterbury, has urged Church of England bishops in the House of Lords to back a parliamentary bill on assisted dying, saying that in the past “church leaders have often shamefully resisted change”.

The 26 bishops should “be on the side of those who … want a dignified, compassionate end to their lives”, Lord Carey told the Guardian.

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