From the Telegraph:

Once again, as a society and as individuals, we are poised to cross a bridge which will take us further from the Bible’s teaching about the ultimate dignity of human beings which cannot be harmed by other humans, except in the most tightly-controlled circumstances of self-defence or of public order. This is not just about the possibility of making a moral ‘mistake’ but of moral culpability, of sinning against our neighbour who is, like us, made in God’s image. The Church’s task, here is not just to guard the consciences of its own members but to point society to its moral and spiritual basis. It is on this that a cohesive view of national life rests and it is this which will save us from the fragmentation and insularity between different communities which we have seen in recent years. If we do not have a common view about the dignity and sanctity of human life, what else can we have in common?

Read it all. I find this to be a very compelling argument from a Christian perspective, especially after having to deal with my own mother’s and father-in-law’s deaths. What do you think?