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The Catholic bishop overseeing the island of Jersey has called on clergy and parishioners to 'speak out' and mobilize against proposals to legalize assisted suicide there.
Video_Creative / Shutterstock.St. Helier, Jersey, Oct 6, 2021 / 15:00 pm (CNA).The health minister of the British channel island of Jersey has expressed opposition to the legalization of assisted suicide, and says he will vote against the proposal in the island's parliament later this year.In March 2021, Jersey formed a citizens' jury, made up of 23 randomly selected applicants, to determine whether assisted suicide should be allowed on the island. If the island changes its laws, Jersey will be the first place on the British Isles to allow assisted suicide, though proposals to legalize the pra...