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Pope worries about Scottish support for euthanasia
(AP, February 5, 2010)

Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI says he is worried about support in Scotland for euthanasia as he prepares for a visit there later this year.

Last month a deputy in the Scottish parliament who has Parkinson's disease proposed a bill to make it legal for someone to seek help to end their life.

Benedict plans to visit Britain, and told Scottish bishops in a meeting Friday that the pilgrimage will include a stop in Scotland. The visit is expected in September.

The Vatican considers assisted suicide a form of euthanasia, which is forbidden by Catholic teaching. The Vatican also opposes abortion and the scientific manipulation of embryos.

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	All Articles Pope worries about Scottish support for euthanasia (AP, February 5, 2010) Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI says he is worried about support in Scotland for euthanasia as he prepares for a visit there later this year. Last month a deputy in the Scottish parliament who has Parkinson's disease proposed a bill to make it legal for someone to seek help to end their life. Benedict plans to visit Britain, and told Scottish bishops in a meeting Friday that the pilgrimage will include a stop in Scotland. The visit is expected in September. The Vatican considers assisted suicide a form of euthanasia, which is forbidden by Catholic teaching. The Vatican also opposes abortion and the scientific manipulation of embryos. Related Sections \| Catholic	Search 10 Commandments 12 Tribes Aum/Aleph Bahai Branch Davidians Buddhism Christianity Church/State Colonia Dignidad FLDS Falun Gong Gatekeepers Gov. Reports Hari Krishna Hinduism Home Schooling Honohana House of Prayer Internet Related Islam Judaism Legislation Legislative Docs. Miscellaneous Mungiki Native Religions Nuwaubian Nation Occult Other NRMs PBMA Raelians Rastafarians Scholarly Papers Scientology Sectarian Violence Sikhism Solar Temple The Body The Family Int'l Unification Church Yahweh Zong Gong
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