ChristianToday.com reports: “Members of the Scottish Parliament have been warned that proposals to legalise assisted suicide could open a ‘Pandora’s box’ and put vulnerable members of society at risk.

The proposed Bill is being proposed by Liam McArthur, a Liberal Democrat Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP). This is separate to a similar Bill currently being considered in the Westminster Parliament for England and Wales.

The Holyrood Health Committee has just published its Stage 1 report into the legislation. The report, which is essentially a summary of proceedings, noted among other things the danger that the legislation could be the first step on a ‘slippery slope’…

The report highlights the differing priorities of those on either side of the debate. Proponents of the bill are concerned with reducing suffering, personal dignity and autonomy. By contrast, the driving principles of those against the bill are risk of coercion to vulnerable people, the sanctity of life and the risk of devaluing the lives of certain types of people…”