The country’s church leaders have expressed “grave concern” at the decision of TDs to pass the ‘Dying with Dignity’ bill this week. The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Rt Rev Dr David Bruce, is 'deeply disappointed and gravely concerned' at the failure by TDs to reject the ‘Dying with Dignity Bill’. The Presbyterian Church in Ireland has just over 210,000 members belonging to 534 congregations across 19 regional presbyteries throughout Ireland. The Irish Catholic Bishops conference said assisted suicide is often presented as something that would be rare and exceptional. However, it said that once assisted suicide is accepted in principle, it becomes very difficult to draw a line.

Source: Irish Examiner October 09, 2020 18:26 UTC