TWO ARCHBISHOPS AND THE CHIEF RABBI

Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury; Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, and Sir Jonathan Sacks, the Chief Rabbi, have come together for the first time to urge peers to reject proposals that would allow families to help loved ones to die abroad free from the threat of prosecution. They have written "We do not believe that such a fundamental change in the law should be sought by way of an amendment to an already complex Bill."

They are right that such a sensitive matter requires its own Bill , so that the issues can be addressed properly.

Christians have to think carefully. It is essential that the vulnerable are protected. It is also necessary that people are able, in certain acute situations, to arrange their death with dignity.