Catholic Archbishop's warning on assisted dying
Archbishop of Westminster says people should "be careful what they wish for".
As MPs pepare to debate whether to legalise assisted dying, the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in England and Wales has made a rare political intervention to urge people to oppose the change. Cardinal Vincent Nichols has been speaking to The World Tonight.
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