WelCom December 2024/January 2025
In the lead-up to the Irish election on 29 November, The Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference reiterated its total rejection of legalised assisted suicide in restricted circumstances. The bishops said: ‘Over recent years, we have witnessed a diminution in the respect for human life in our political discourse. The value of people’s lives seems to be calculated as if it were simply part of a cost-benefit analysis. Where is the hope in this?’