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Thursday 28 May 2015 - 13:16 Makkah mean time-10-8-1436
 Edinburg, Scotland (IINA) - As the Scottish parliament debates the “Assisted Suicide Bill” (ASB), Muslim leaders have launched a new campaign against the proposal, terming it “unethical, unnecessary, dangerous and contrary to the common good”.
“Muslims strongly believe all human life is sacred because it has been granted by Allah,” the Council of Imams Scotland said in a letter cited by Common Space on Tuesday.
“Assisted suicide will put vulnerable people at great risk and will undermine the care and social solidarity that are due to those who are ill.”
The Council of Imam's letter comes as members of the Scottish parliament debate the ASB that will give those suffering the right to die, OnIslam reported.
“Any change in the law to allow assisted suicide or euthanasia would be unethical, unnecessary, dangerous and contrary to the common good,” the Muslim Council added.
“Efforts should be made to focus on improving care, in particular making our excellent palliative care available more widely.”
Introduced by independent MSP Margo MacDonald, before she died last year, the bill has been vehemently opposed by Scottish religious leaders.
While many MPs backed the bill, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said in March that she “remained unconvinced”.
“I voted against it the last time and, although we are not near another vote yet, I haven't been convinced about assisted suicide this time,” she said.
Agreeing with Muslims on this issue, the Church of Scotland opposed the bill.
Scotland has about 75,000 Muslims. About 40 percent of them live in Glasgow.
Muslims are the second largest religious group in the country, which has around thirty mosques.
SM/IINA
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