Bishop concerned about Liverpool Care Pathway-CaathNews NZ/Pacific

Bishop concerned about Liverpool Care Pathway

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth has issued a pastoral letter to express concerns about the Liverpool Care Pathway and its use in the care of the dying in English hospitals.

“Its intentions are benign,” he writes, “yet as a pastor, my own experience, together with anecdotal evidence, suggests that what should be supported dying becomes blurred with assisted dying.”

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