Euthanasia
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Canadian hospice forced to close after refusing to offer assisted dying
A hospice in Canada has lost its funding and is being forced to close after refusing to offer medically assisted suicide. Read more
Canadian bishops condemn new medical suicide measures
The Catholic bishops of Canada issued a statement on Wednesday, condemning parliament’s efforts to further expand medically assisted suicide to... Read more
Infant boy removed from ventilator after controversial 'brain stem death' ruling
Despite his parents’ protests that he showed “signs of life,” a four-month old boy who was severely brain damaged was... Read more
US bishops: Pope Francis talks Fr. James Martin, euthanasia, at private meeting
During a private meeting with bishops from the southwestern United States, Pope Francis talked about his 2019 meeting with Fr.... Read more
Assisted suicide applications higher than expected under new Australian law
A total of 52 people in the Australian state of Victoria ended their lives by doctor-assisted suicide in the first... Read more
Canadian archbishop warns Trudeau over new 'assisted dying' laws
The president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decrying the effort to... Read more
Pope Francis: Civilized society recognizes the value of human life
Warning of the modern tendency to judge human life on the basis of utility rather than dignity, Pope Francis Thursday... Read more
Perform euthanasia or lose government funding, Canadian hospice told
A Canadian hospice is at risk of losing its government funding over its refusal to euthanize patients who request an... Read more
Catholics excluded from unlawful euthanasia trial in Belgium
A Belgian lawyer has admitted to searching the social media profiles of potential jurors to weed out “devout Catholics” for... Read more
Swiss inmate demands right to euthanasia
A Swiss prisoner is challenging the country’s policy to bar inmates from receiving assisted suicide after his request to die... Read more
Euthanasia increases organ donations in Canada amid ethical concerns
Canadians who choose medical suicide are being actively solicited for their organs in a practice one Member of Parliament said raises... 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
Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim leaders sign declaration against euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide
Leaders of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam presented a signed declaration to Pope Francis Monday expressing their total opposition to euthanasia... 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
Pope Francis condemns euthanasia as utilitarianism, not freedom
Euthanasia is a way of treating the human person as an object; while it may appear to give freedom, it... Read more
Vincent Lambert dies after removal of food and water
Vincent Lambert, a 42 year-old quadriplegic man, died in a French hospital Thursday morning, more than one week after doctors... Read more
Bishops decry introduction of assisted suicide, euthanasia in Australian state
The four Latin rite ordinaries in Victoria have written a pastoral letter denouncing the state's “new, and deeply troubling chapter... Read more
Severely disabled French man taken off, returned to life support
A severely disabled French man, who has been artificially fed and hydrated in a hospital in northeastern France for over... Read more
Canadians march for life
Pro-life campaigners from across Canada gathered on Ottawa’s Parliament Hill Thursday for the country’s annual National March for Life. Read more
