Assisted Suicide
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Irish bishops decry bill to legalize euthanasia
Catholic leaders and human rights advocates have expressed concern over a bill that would legalize physician-assisted suicide in Ireland. Read more
Disability cannot be grounds for voluntary euthanasia, UN officials say
A disability rights organization praised United Nations human rights experts for condemning voluntary euthanasia on the basis of disability. Read more
As assisted suicide continues to rise in Ontario, pro-lifers call for government action
As cases of assisted suicide continue to increase annually in Ontario, pro-life advocates have called on the government to implement... Read more
British Columbia hospice to be evicted over euthanasia opposition
A hospice in Delta, British Columbia is laying off all staff next month as they will be evicted from their... Read more
Spanish parliament advances legal euthanasia, despite Catholic opposition
Spain’s parliament has advanced a euthanasia and assisted suicide bill that Catholic leaders had decried as “a defeat for all”... Read more
Austrian Catholic leader deplores court ruling on assisted suicide
An Austrian Catholic archbishop expressed dismay after the country’s top court ruled that assisted suicide should no longer be a... Read more
Spain’s Catholic bishops: Fast and pray against legalization of euthanasia
The Catholic bishops of Spain called Thursday for a day of fasting and prayer ahead of the expected approval of a... Read more
UK health secretary: traveling abroad for assisted suicide permitted under lockdown
U.K. health secretary Matt Hancock said Thursday that people traveling abroad for assisted suicide would not be breaking strict new... Read more
Despite concerns raised, New Zealand voters back assisted suicide
A strong majority of New Zealand voters approved the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia for the terminally ill Oct.... Read more
In grim accounting, Canadian report says assisted suicide saves health care money
A Canadian report has put a dollar figure on legal assisted suicide, claiming that legalization has saved millions of dollars... Read more
Euthanasia no sign of progress, Spain's Bioethics Committee says
The Bioethics Committee of Spain has unanimously rejected the underlying principles behind the euthanasia and assisted suicide bill that is... Read more
In Canada, new bill would expand euthanasia, assisted suicide, Catholics warn
A bill reintroduced by the Canadian government this month would expand access to euthanasia and assisted suicide in the country... Read more
Catholic bishops in Queensland aim to educate on sanctity of life
The bishops of the five dioceses in Australia's Queensland state have written a pastoral letter urging that euthanasia and assisted... Read more
‘Respect for life is eroded ever more’: Dutch Cardinal Eijk on euthanasia’s ‘slippery slope’
A Dutch cardinal has said that the Netherlands shows that once euthanasia is legalized safeguards are slowly but inevitably abandoned. Read more
Spanish cardinal: Passage of euthanasia bill would be 'historic defeat' for society
The Archbishop of Valencia said Sunday that if Spain’s euthanasia and assisted suicide bill is passed, it would be a... Read more
Spanish bishops call for palliative care instead of euthanasia and assisted suicide
In response to an assisted suicide bill that could soon be passed in Spain, the Spanish bishops’ conference called Monday... Read more
Canadian appeal court to hear case of hospice refusing to offer euthanasia
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has agreed to hear a case of a hospice trying to preserve its historical... Read more
Controversial Dutch bill would allow assisted suicide for healthy people over 75
A proposal in the Netherlands to allow assisted suicide for healthy individuals over the age of 75 has drawn criticism... Read more
Catholic bishops of Uruguay oppose assisted suicide bill
The Catholic bishops of Uruguay have spoken out against a bill that would allow for assisted suicide, calling it “homicide... Read more
Cardinal Collins blasts Canadian assisted dying laws
Canada is embracing “death on demand” in its healthcare laws, according to Cardinal Thomas Collins. The Archbishop of Toronto issued... Read more
