Opposing assisted suicide isn’t about imposing a narrow religious agenda

There are an awful lot of Aunt Sally arguments going around aimed at discrediting the case against euthanasia and assisted suicide. Lord Falconer is proposing the latest attempt to get some form of physician-assisted suicide accepted by Parliament after tomorrow's debate, and its cheerleaders in the media such as Polly Toynbee charge that opponents of this supposedly much-needed human rights reform are only against it because of their religious beliefs. It needs to be stated clearly how and why this is not the case. Although key religious leaders have expressed their opposition to the bill they are less concerned with their creed that with the common good. Firstly the Falconer bill, much like its predecessors, raises concerns because of how it has been drafted. The bill seeks to allow