Feb 23, 2009 / 14:52 pm
The 120 Latin-rite members of the Bishops’ Conference of India concluded their plenary assembly on February 18 with a categorical rejection of a case taken up by the Supreme Court of Delhi that would allow for euthanasia of the terminally ill.
The Church “firmly and consistently opposes” the taking of human life at any stage, the bishops said. The bishops’ spokesman, Father Joseph Babu, explained, “The government must guarantee the people the right to a serene life and not allow any kind of death.”