It comes as an historic Private Member's Bill is introduced to the House of Commons today, with MPs to debate and vote on allowing assisted dying for the first time in a decade
The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned that changing the law on assisted dying would put the most vulnerable at risk.
Writing in the Daily Mail, the Church of England's most senior bishop said 'the pressure to end one's life early would be intense and inescapable' if the law is reformed. Campaigners protest outside Parliament in Westminster, London, ahead of a debate in the House of Commons on assisted dying in April
He added: 'I worry that even the best intentions can lead to unintended consequences, and that the desire to help our neighbour could, unintentionally, open the door to yet more pain and suffering for those we are trying to help.' Mr Welby has previously spoken against assisted dying but his intervention before the Bill's first reading is significant because he is often seen as a progressive voice in the Church.
The last time there was a binding vote on changing the law, in 2015, proposed reforms were defeated at the second reading by 330 votes to 118.
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