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There is nothing holy about agony: religious people and leaders support assisted dying too

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2021

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A new alliance of faith leaders has formed to ensure the voice of religious proponents of legalised assisted dying is heard. The former Archbishop of Canterbury<b> George Carey</b> and rabbi <b>Jonathan Romain</b> argue that nothing in the scripture directly prohibits assisting a death to end suffering