UK religious heads oppose bill for assisted suicide
Kounteya Sinha
London:
In what will be a major blow to Britain's historic Assisted Dying Bill, religious figures like the Arch Bishop of Canterbury and the Network of Sikh Organizations have asked their followers and MPs not to vote in its favour.
Jewish and Muslim leaders have also urged MPs to not to pass the bill, which will be voted at the House of Commons for the first time in 18 years on Friday . Rising public support to make assisted suicide legal across UK has made the Bill closest to becoming a law.