"A friend phoned me yesterday. We discussed the Independent Commission on Assisted Dying, due to publish its report this Thursday and which is expected to argue that those who encourage or assist another to die will no longer be threatened with prosecution in certain cases. 'It will happen', my friend said ominously: 'There are too many old people in this country and we can’t afford to keep them alive.'"

Read more: Francis Phillips, CatholicHerald.co.uk

(H/T Denny Hartford, Vital Signs Blog)