The Scottish Parliament is expected to vote on doctor-assisted suicide in just one week (Tuesday 13th May).
The Bishops of Scotland have written to the Catholic community inviting them to reject the proposals and to contact their MSPs.
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The pastoral letter was sent to every parish in the country and distributed at Masses last weekend.
They wrote: "Assisted suicide, allows the state to provide the means of killing our brothers and sisters.
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"One of the tests of good law is that it ensures our weakest citizens can feel safe. This law does the opposite and frightens the most vulnerable all around us.
"When vulnerable people, including the elderly and disabled, express concerns about being a burden, the appropriate response is not to suggest that they have a duty to die.
"Rather, it is to commit ourselves to meeting their needs and providing the care and compassion they need to help them live."
The letter tied in with a day of prayer that took place on Sunday 4 May, including a Mass and Rosary led by Bishop John Keenan (Paisley Diocese) at St Augustine's Church in Coatbridge on Sunday.