Arlington, Va., Nov 15, 2018 / 03:49 am
Virginia Catholics are praising the decision of a joint commission of the state legislature to take no action on a study on assisted suicide.
Last year, Del. Kaye Kory (D-Fairfax) asked the Virginia state legislature to consider legalizing so-called "medical aid-in-dying" or physician-assisted suicide.
After receiving public comment, the Joint Commission on Health Care, which was tasked with studying the issue, voted 10-6 on November 7 to take no action on the issue.
"I was very pleased to receive the news that the Virginia Joint Commission on Health Care rejected efforts that might ultimately have led to the legalization of physician-assisted suicide in our commonwealth," Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington told the Arlington Catholic Herald.