Matters of Life and Death Will AI kill us all?
Sep 23, 2026
A new assisted dying bill has been defeated in Parliament, but campaigners may return with revised plans. The discussion explores the role of Christians, disability activists and palliative care advocates in opposing it. They then turn to alarming warnings from AI insiders, superintelligence, international regulation and how churches might prepare for a more unstable future without giving in to fear.
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Detailed Scrutiny Drained Support For Assisted Dying
- Public debate has steadily weakened support for assisted dying as people examine the bill’s practical consequences.
- A simple choice between agonising death and a painless pill looks far less straightforward after scrutiny from experts and campaigners.
Poor Palliative Care Can Coerce Patients
- Weak palliative-care provision can make assisted suicide appear like the only realistic escape from suffering.
- Canada’s MAID experience included people saying they did not truly want death but felt pressured by inadequate care and social support.
Churches Built A Wider Coalition Against Euthanasia
- Christian opposition has gained credibility by joining disability activists, psychiatrists, and palliative-care specialists on practical grounds.
- Churches have foregrounded healthcare quality and disability rights rather than relying only on theological claims about sanctity of life.