Proverbs 31:8\u20139 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.<\/b><\/p>\n
Support NCCSS \/ Christian Voice \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n In an open letter to colleagues, the SNP warned that the Bill underestimates the reality of coercion. She stressed that pressure to opt for assisted suicide may not always be overt, but could arise through emotional dependency, financial strain, family exhaustion, or a perceived duty to relieve others of a burden.<\/p>\n She cautioned that international experience shows how quickly such laws expand beyond their original intent. What begins as a narrow measure for the terminally ill often evolves into broader eligibility, weaker oversight, and a shifting cultural message about whose lives are considered worth living.<\/p>\n The MSP also highlighted her concern that post-legislative scrutiny would be inadequate. Once the law is changed and deaths occur, safeguards cannot be retroactively repaired. In her view, Parliament would be gambling with lives it has a duty to protect.<\/p>\n Isaiah 59:14\u201315 Judgment is turned away backward\u2026 and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey.<\/b><\/p>\n Return to the UK’s Christian Constitution \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n Support for the Bill has continued to erode as proposed amendments have repeatedly been rejected.<\/p>\n Other MSPs have echoed these concerns. Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes, Conservative MSP Edward Mountain, and Labour\u2019s Michael Marra have all criticised the refusal to accept what they described as reasonable and necessary amendments. They warned that the Bill risks serious consequences for disabled people, the elderly, and those with complex needs.<\/p>\n A cross-party<\/strong><\/a> group of parliamentarians recently cautioned that Scotland could drift toward a system in which people feel driven to die through the NHS because adequate care, dignity and support to live are no longer reliably available.<\/p>\n Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil.<\/b><\/p>\n Opposition to the Bill is not confined to politicians. Medical, legal and disability professionals have repeatedly<\/strong><\/a> raised the alarm. We at Christian Voice have raised serious concerns.<\/p>\n Dr Gordon Macdonald, Chief Executive of Care Not Killing, said concern is growing within Holyrood that the Bill may not even be legally competent \u2014 a view reportedly shared by Scotland\u2019s Health Secretary, Neil Gray.<\/p>\n Macdonald warned that without clarity from Westminster and amid mounting internal dissent, the Bill is entering \u201ctroubled waters\u201d. He noted that similar laws elsewhere have expanded in scope, leaving vulnerable people exposed to irreversible decisions made under pressure.<\/p>\n Many palliative care specialists have also argued that assisted suicide undermines trust in medicine, shifting doctors from healers to agents of death, and risks diverting attention and funding away from end-of-life care that affirms life rather than ending it.<\/p>\n Matthew 9:12 They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.<\/b><\/p>\n Audrey Nicoll\u2019s decision has sharpened the moral stakes of the debate. At its heart lies a simple question: will Scotland respond to suffering by offering death, or by strengthening care, compassion and solidarity? Once the state authorises killing as a solution, it crosses a line that cannot easily be uncrossed.<\/p>\n For Christians, the answer is clear. Human life does not lose its value through illness, disability or dependency. Laws shape culture, and a law that legitimises assisted suicide inevitably teaches that some lives are expendable.<\/p>\n As this Bill edges closer to its decisive vote, MSPs face not only a political choice, but a moral reckoning, one that will define how Scotland treats its weakest citizens.<\/p>\n John 1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.<\/b><\/p>\n Assisted Suicide Bill introduced in Scotland \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n Assisted Suicide Bill: Parliament Poised to Play God \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n Government putting assisted dying ahead of social care \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n READ<\/b>: 2Chr 34:21b; Job 1:2; Psa 26:9-10; Prov 31:8; Eccl 3:2, 8:8; Isa 1:15; Luke 18:20; John 10:17-18.<\/b><\/p>\n PRAY<\/b>: Pray for courage and clarity for MSPs, that they would resist pressure and uphold the protection of life, especially for the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n Pray for compassion rooted in truth, that suffering would be met with care, not abandonment, and with hope rather than death.<\/p>\n Pray for repentance and wisdom in public life, that Scotland would choose policies that affirm life and honour God\u2019s design for human dignity.<\/p>\n Let us know what YOU think in the comments below.<\/p>\n We appreciate your support; it enables our research and helps us inform your prayers. Or fill in the form below to keep in touch:<\/p>\nPressure Behind Closed Doors<\/h2>\n
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