(Photo: Getty/iStock)A fresh bid to legalise assisted suicide is facing strong opposition from the Bishop of Rochester, who says the proposed legislation risks altering how society treats elderly and vulnerable people. He said he had spoken to Edwards about assisted suicide and respected her “conviction and compassion”. Michael Robinson, SPUC’s executive director, said that legalising assisted suicide would have damaging consequences for elderly and vulnerable people. He argued that the concerns expressed by disabled and vulnerable groups had been overlooked in favour of a small number of people seeking assisted suicide. The British Medical Association recently said that assisted suicide is “not a medical treatment” and called for conscience protections for healthcare professionals.