Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury, England. / Credit: Mazur/catholicchurch.org.ukLondon, England, Jun 7, 2024 / 13:27 pm (CNA).A Catholic bishop in England has urged Catholics to make assisted suicide and euthanasia a major consideration before they vote in the forthcoming general election. Following the announcement on May 22 that there would be a general election on July 4, Bishop Mark Davies of the Diocese of Shrewsbury has issued a letter to his flock urging them to remember the most vulnerable before they vote. In his preelection statement dated June 5, Davies referred indirectly to member of Parliament Keir Starmer, the leader of the opposition, when he wrote: "At least one party leader has indicated that he will proactively make parliamentary time available for a change in the law to be considered that will remove many of the legal safeguards which have long protected some of the most vulnerable members of our society.""Amid the many questions of policy b
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