Assisted Suicide
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Archbishop Paglia says priests can be present at assisted suicide
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, said Tuesday that he would be willing to hold the... Read more
Don’t use ’tragic case’ to legalize assisted suicide, UK group says
An anti-euthanasia group in the UK is calling for the continuation of laws against assisted suicide, as the family of... Read more
Legal assisted suicide puts people with disabilities at risk, report finds
Leaders in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops applauded the National Council on Disability for its recent research on the... Read more
Italy's bishops: Society loses 'light of reason' with legalization of euthanasia
Pro-life advocates are decrying the ruling of an Italian court this week that decriminalized euthanasia and assisted suicide in the... Read more
Pope Francis to doctors: Assisted suicide is 'false compassion'
Pope Francis told a group of Italian doctors Friday they must resist the temptation to participate in assisted suicide or... Read more
Maine bishop laments failed challenge to assisted suicide and abortion laws
Bishop Robert Deeley of Portland, Maine, has expressed his disappointment at the failure of efforts to force a public vote... Read more
Dupont: I was 'absolutely' unaware Seattle man was planning suicide
A priest who was photographed blessing a man planning to commit medically assisted suicide said Friday that he was unaware... Read more
UPDATED: Facebook posts contradict Seattle archdiocese claims on parishioner’s planned suicide
Social media posts made by Robert Fuller suggest that he scheduled his funeral with his parish days before his suicide, and... Read more
New Jersey appeals court overturns injunction on assisted suicide law
A New Jersey appeals court ruled Tuesday that the state’s law permitting assisted suicide may take effect while a legal... Read more
Seattle bishops to 'review' blessing of assisted suicide advocate
The Archdiocese of Seattle is facing questions after a local man received a formal Catholic blessing at Mass shortly before... Read more
Canadian man receives assisted death after funding cut for in-home care
The family of a Canadian man with ALS is urging the country’s government to change the way it treats patients after he received a... Read more
New Jersey judge temporarily blocks assisted suicide law
A judge in New Jersey has temporarily halted a law allowing physician assisted suicide, which had gone into effect August... Read more
At watershed moment, assisted suicide could expand in Australia
Legal assisted suicide could expand in Australia, as the Western Australian government has introduced legislation to allow people deemed terminally... Read more
Bishop calls assisted suicide ‘affront to the dignity of life’ on eve of legalization
Bishop James E. Checchio of Metuchen described assisted suicide as “a grievous affront to the dignity of human life” that... Read more
Where hospices are at their worst, Christians have a mission
In the wake of terrible conditions of negligence and abuse reported at some U.S. hospice facilities, several Catholic doctors are... Read more
Maine advances assisted suicide law
A bill legalizing assisted suicide in Maine moved to the governor’s desk on Tuesday after both houses of the state’s... Read more
Ending isolation key to fighting assisted suicide, Catholic health group founder says
The founder of a Catholic health-share group has said that battling loneliness is crucial to opposing the growing acceptance of... Read more
Catholic governor signs assisted suicide law 'after careful prayer'
Gov. Phil Murphy signed the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act into law on April 15, as... Read more
New Jersey legislature passes bill legalizing assisted suicide
New Jersey is set to become the latest state to legalize assisted suicide, as both chambers of the state legislature... Read more
Disability rights activists protest assisted suicide bills as dangerous, discriminatory
As multiple states consider assisted suicide legislation, disability activists are speaking out, saying the bills are slippery slopes that put... Read more
