Assisted Suicide
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Culture of loneliness meets culture of death in Canada’s MAiD epidemic, speaker says
“The question is not why are they being approved for euthanasia, the question is why are they asking for it?” Read more
Canadian government moves to delay expanding assisted suicide to include the mentally ill
Legislation would delay by one year plans to include mental illness among the list of eligible conditions under the country’s... Read more
Canadian veteran offered assisted suicide after asking for wheelchair help
The veteran testified last week that she was shocked when the Veterans Affairs employee offered her assisted suicide as a... Read more
A ‘citizens convention’ will decide whether France legalizes assisted suicide
A panel of 150 randomly selected French citizens will take part in a six-month debate over whether to allow legal... Read more
Scotland should be ‘caring for people, not killing them,’ Catholic Church urges
The Catholic Church in Scotland has spoken out about the dangers of current proposals to legalize assisted suicide for terminally-ill... Read more
As Canada normalizes euthanasia, assisted suicide for mentally ill, doctors voice concerns
Last year, Canadian lawmakers approved legislation that expanded the eligibility for euthanasia and assisted suicide to the mentally ill, and... Read more
Study challenges claim that legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide could ‘save lives’
The peer-reviewed paper analyzed suicide rates in Europe. Read more
Italy’s constitutional court blocks physician-assisted suicide referendum
The Italian bishops welcomed the court’s decision. Read more
Pope Francis: The dying need palliative care, not euthanasia or assisted suicide
He said that the ethical principle ‘applies to everyone, not just Christians or believers.’ Read more
Jesuit journal criticized for article supporting assisted suicide bill in Italy
The article was published in La Civiltà Cattolica last week. Read more
English prosecutors consider guidelines advising against charges for those who assist in 'mercy killings'
The Crown Prosecution Service, which brings criminal charges in England and Wales, is considering a proposal to examine “mercy killings”... Read more
Catholic bishop ‘shocked and saddened’ by Jersey vote for assisted suicide ‘in principle’
He said the vote showed ‘a woeful lack of interest in protecting the most vulnerable people in our society.’ Read more
Ethics committee authorizes first assisted suicide in Italy
‘Nobody can be called to be the bearer of the death of others,’ a spokesman for Italy's Catholic bishops said. Read more
Catholic, Anglican, and Jewish leaders urge UK Parliament to reject assisted suicide bill
They called for ‘high-quality palliative care’ to be made available to all. Read more
Assisted suicide counseling via Zoom an even worse idea, foes tell Scottish lawmakers
Videophone evaluations are no way to assess someone for assisted suicide, critics have said, also warning that cost-based analyses which... Read more
California rolls back assisted suicide safeguards
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed Senate Bill 380, a law that loosens several safeguarding requirements surrounding assisted suicide.... Read more
Assisted suicide undermines medicine, targets the vulnerable, panel warns
Assisted suicide undermines the practice of medicine and endangers persons with disabilities, a panel of experts argued in an online... Read more
Massachusetts advocates: Assisted suicide disproportionately threatens the poor, disabled, minorities
Legalized assisted suicide in Massachusetts would disproportionately impact the poor, disabled, and communities of color, said a group of physicians... Read more
Dutch assisted suicide campaigner arrested, accused of assisting with a suicide
A campaigner for assisted suicide in the Netherlands, who is not a physician, has been detained on suspicion of involvement... Read more
Queensland parliament legalizes euthanasia, assisted suicide
The Australian state of Queensland has voted to become the fifth state in the country to legalize assisted suicide and... Read more
