law Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/law/ England and Wales Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:11:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png law Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/law/ 32 32 174395915 Opposing Assisted Suicide https://www.cbcew.org.uk/opposing-assisted-suicide/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:05:14 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=96218 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2026 The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2026 was defeated at Second Reading on Friday, 11 September 2026. Archbishop John Sherrington, the Archbishop of Liverpool and Lead Bishop for Life Issues for the Bishops’ Conference, has offered his gratitude and thanks to those who wrote to their MPs […]

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]]> 96218 Archbishop thanks those who united to defeat assisted suicide Bill https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-thanks-those-who-united-to-defeat-assisted-suicide-bill/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-thanks-those-who-united-to-defeat-assisted-suicide-bill/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:46:29 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120278 Archbishop John Sherrington, the Archbishop of Liverpool and Lead Bishop for Life Issues for the Bishops’ Conference, has offered his gratitude and thanks to those who wrote to their MPs to stop the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill progressing through parliament. Archbishop Sherrington also expressed his gratitude to disability rights groups and legal […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-thanks-those-who-united-to-defeat-assisted-suicide-bill/feed/ 0 120278 Statement on the re-introduction of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-on-the-re-introduction-of-the-terminally-ill-adults-end-of-life-bill/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-on-the-re-introduction-of-the-terminally-ill-adults-end-of-life-bill/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:15:34 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=118424 Archbishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has expressed his deep disappointment that the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will return to parliament in autumn: “I am deeply disappointed that the previously unsuccessful Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is being reintroduced […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-on-the-re-introduction-of-the-terminally-ill-adults-end-of-life-bill/feed/ 0 118424 Liaison Bishop for Prisons welcomes reform of short prison sentences https://www.cbcew.org.uk/liaison-bishop-for-prisons-welcomes-reform-of-short-prison-sentences/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/liaison-bishop-for-prisons-welcomes-reform-of-short-prison-sentences/#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:14:51 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=116099 Archbishop Richard Moth, Liaison Bishop for Prisons for the Bishops’ Conference, has welcomed the implementation of the Sentencing Act 2026 that has seen significant reform to short jail terms. The changes came into force on Monday, 23 March. “I welcome the recent introduction of the reform of short prison sentences. In my role as Liaison […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/liaison-bishop-for-prisons-welcomes-reform-of-short-prison-sentences/feed/ 0 116099 Archbishop Wilson: Unborn child “ignored and silenced” after vote to decriminalise abortion https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-wilson-unborn-child-ignored-and-silenced-after-vote-to-decriminalise-abortion/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-wilson-unborn-child-ignored-and-silenced-after-vote-to-decriminalise-abortion/#respond Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:58:40 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=115905 An amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill tabled to prevent a change to the law that would decriminalise abortion up to birth in a number of circumstances has been voted down in the House of Lords by 185 votes to 148. The Archbishop of Southwark, the Most Reverend John Wilson, has described the legislation […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-wilson-unborn-child-ignored-and-silenced-after-vote-to-decriminalise-abortion/feed/ 0 115905 Archbishop’s statement ahead of the House of Lord’s votes on abortion decriminalisation and ‘pills-by-post’ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishops-statement-ahead-of-the-house-of-lords-votes-on-abortion-decriminalisation-and-pills-by-post/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishops-statement-ahead-of-the-house-of-lords-votes-on-abortion-decriminalisation-and-pills-by-post/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:14:50 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=115832 Archbishop John Sherrington, the Lead Bishop for Life Issues for the Bishops’ Conference, has issued a statement as peers prepare to vote on the Crime and Policing Bill on Wednesday, 18 March. The voting in the House of Lords could lead to the decriminalisation of abortion for women, for any reason, up to the point […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishops-statement-ahead-of-the-house-of-lords-votes-on-abortion-decriminalisation-and-pills-by-post/feed/ 0 115832 Law and a new Social Order https://www.cbcew.org.uk/turning-tables-law-and-a-new-social-order/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:00:31 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=95119 The social order requires constant improvement; it must be founded in truth, built on justice, and enlivened by love: it should grow in freedom towards a more humane equilibrium. Gaudium et Spes, sec. 26. We are called to direct society to the pursuit of the common good and, with this purpose in mind, to persevere […]

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]]> 95119 The potential impact of the assisted suicide bill on people with disabilities https://www.cbcew.org.uk/impact-of-the-assisted-suicide-bill-on-people-with-disabilities/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/impact-of-the-assisted-suicide-bill-on-people-with-disabilities/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:19:04 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=99046 Speaking ahead of the Second Reading of the assisted suicide Bill, crossbench peer Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has discussed the potential impact of the Bill on people with disabilities. The multi-gold-medal-winning paralympic athlete and advocate for disability rights was an expert panellist exploring the question: Is the Assisted Suicide Bill about Compassion, Giving Choice and Dignity? […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/impact-of-the-assisted-suicide-bill-on-people-with-disabilities/feed/ 0 99046 Archbishop Mark O’Toole urges action to oppose assisted suicide https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-mark-otoole-urges-action-to-oppose-assisted-suicide/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-mark-otoole-urges-action-to-oppose-assisted-suicide/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:19:44 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=96704 The Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia in Wales, Archbishop Mark O’Toole, has issued a heartfelt plea to the public to voice their opposition to a new bill on assisted suicide that will receive its first reading in Parliament today. If passed, it would permit physicians to administer lethal drugs to individuals suffering from incurable illnesses. Addressing the […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-mark-otoole-urges-action-to-oppose-assisted-suicide/feed/ 0 96704 Bishop Sherrington “deeply alarmed” by two abortion amendments to Criminal Justice Bill https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-sherrington-deeply-alarmed-by-criminal-justice-bill-amendments/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-sherrington-deeply-alarmed-by-criminal-justice-bill-amendments/#respond Wed, 08 May 2024 09:11:03 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=91628 Bishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues for the Bishops’ Conference, has released a statement on the Criminal Justice Bill expressing his deep concern about two tabled amendments that seek to liberalise abortion laws, set to be debated next week, Wednesday 15 May. Bishop Sherrington also voiced his support for two other tabled amendments, […]

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