Meeting for Sufferings: Assisted dying
‘Where does this sit in our testimonies to truth, peace, equality, or in our view of life itself?’
After a period of worship to clear minds, the Meeting turned to what clerk Margaret Bryan had referred to as ‘the principal item for consideration’. In October 2019 MfS received minutes from two AMs seeking discernment on the question of support for legislation to enable assisted dying in the UK. These minutes were sent to all AMs for consideration, and responses had been collated for today’s Meeting. A representative from the arrangements group said that there were three key questions to be addressed: ‘What can we say as Quakers about this issue?’; ‘Where does this sit in our testimonies to truth, peace, equality, or in our view of life itself?’; and ‘Can we unite with and/or work with others in supporting those for whom this is a matter of deepest concern?’
