Archdiocese of Mexico City condemns efforts to legalize assisted suicide
In its weekly newspaper, the archdiocese rebuked the argument that assisted suicide is 'death with dignity.'
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Articles tagged End Of Life
Canadian police veterans’ group promotes euthanasia presentation to members
The Nova Scotia RCMP Veterans Association urged members, including those struggling with PTSD, to attend a talk by a euthanasia provider, even personally inviting a veteran with cancer.
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Bishop condemns Scottish bill that would allow assisted suicide for mental illness, low income
Bishop John Keenan and others are warning about the potential harms of a radical bill in Scotland to legalize ‘assisted suicide,’ including for eating disorders and intellectual disabilities.
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Study promotes liver transplants from Canadian euthanasia victims
A new study encourages transplants from euthanasia donors, saying that harvesting the organs of people killed by euthanasia has a ‘real impact’ on organ supply.
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Uruguay passes law legalizing euthanasia in first for Latin America
Uruguay joins around a dozen nations worldwide that have legalized euthanasia, and the secularized Latin American country’s new law allows people to seek death without even being deemed ‘terminally ill.’
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90,000 have been killed through Canada’s euthanasia regime: report
Canada saw a 7.5% surge in euthanasia deaths last year, and the total number of victims since legalization in 2016 is close to 100,000, according to new estimates.
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Famous Canadian children’s author Robert Munsch says he plans to die by euthanasia
Children’s writer Robert Munsch, diagnosed with dementia, has decided to end his life through euthanasia and has been approved to receive the lethal injection.
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UK Catholic care homes may shut down if euthanasia bill passes, archbishop warns
Liverpool Archbishop John Sherrington warns UK’s euthanasia bill lacks conscience protections and threatens Catholic healthcare institutions with extinction.
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You must oppose assisted suicide even if you’re not Christian: here’s why
A seminary professor of philosophy has published a new book providing an airtight case for why assisted suicide can never be condoned and why everyone is obliged to oppose it, even atheists.
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Palliative care doctor explains why Americans are suspicious of hospice
Dr. Mark Stoltenberg of Harvard University's Massachusetts General Hospital says the U.S. medical insurance system for hospice care needs a 21st century update.
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