” “Twenty thousand signatures have been put together in all the Catholic parishes of the United Kingdom and will be delivered to Downing Street on Friday, May 12th, as a gesture of protest against the Euthanasia Act that the House of Lords is discussing for the second time. In this way, the Catholic Church has taken action against the Act. The Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales gathered last week at a general assembly reaffirmed its support to the pressure campaign led by the “Care not killing alliance”, a lay organisation that was established a few months ago by the Bishops to fight against the Euthanasia Act, whose members are the association for palliative medicine of Great Britain and Ireland, the British Council for Disabled People and other important medical associations.” “The British Government declared itself neutral. After the discussion at the House of Lords, the Act will be submitted to the House of Commons. After an investigation by the “Care not Killing alliance”, two thirds of British politicians said they are concerned that "vulnerable people may be driven to ask for assisted suicide if the Act is passed”. The majority of the medical associations think the legalisation of euthanasia will subtract energies and funds from the search for palliative treatments and pain-relievers for cancer patients. ” “
