Assisted dying: Why do religious leaders insist on prolonging the suffering of humans? - Yorkshire Post Letters

The Assisted Dying Bill is about to be introduced into the House of Commons and to be voted on by our legitimately elected MPs and I, for one, hope it becomes law as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, this bill faces monumental opposition from the religious lobby in the form of the unelected and unelectable Archbishops and Bishops, who sit in the House of Lords, and who amazingly have the ability to delay or maybe even prevent this bill from becoming Law.

It has been said many times before, but we all would painlessly end the lives of our beloved pets rather than see them suffer the agonies of terminal cancer etc, but for some obscure and unbelievable reason some of the religious lobby would rather see our loved ones, humans that is, suffer the unimaginable pain of dying from some hideous disease rather than allowing them to be eased out of life painlessly and in peace.

The question I need to ask these religious people is this, why? I always thought that Christianity was a compassionate and caring religion, but to deny terminally ill folks the right to end their lives with gentleness and dignity is brutal and cruel and I am amazed at their callousness.