Euthanasia
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Cardinal explains how to persuade society that euthanasia is 'toxic'
Legalized euthanasia must still be fought – and that fight requires a broad argument that can persuade people of all... Read more
Religious brothers push back on euthanasia directive for Catholic hospitals
Following a decision by the board of several Belgian Catholic psychiatric hospitals to start performing euthanasia, the religious brothers who... Read more
An Oregon bill could allow mentally ill patients to be starved
An Oregon bill on advanced medical directive rules could allow patients who suffer from dementia or mental illness to be... Read more
Mexico City constitution blasted for excluding right to life
The Catholic weekly of the Archdiocese of Mexico City criticized the city’s new constitution, saying that “it does not recognize... Read more
Doctor cleared after having family 'hold down' patient during euthanasia
A Dutch doctor who drugged an elderly woman and had her restrained as she fought lethal injection has been cleared... Read more
This 81-year-old woman got a 'Don’t Euthanize Me' tattoo
An 81-year-old walking into a tattoo shop may sound like the start of a joke, but to Christine Nagel, her... Read more
Too many people misunderstand the 'vegetative state'
Martin Pistorius was a healthy 12-year-old boy living in South Africa with his family in the late 1980s when he... Read more
Euthanasia of alcoholic father sends 'dangerous' message
A doctor in the Netherlands performed euthanasia on a 41 year-old father of two who claimed his alcoholism had made... Read more
For this disability advocate, Colo. assisted suicide measure still not safe
Voters in Colorado will decide whether to legalize assisted suicide in their state in November, after a campaign gathered enough... Read more
The problem with killing coma patients for their organs
There are severe ethical shortcomings in a British doctor's proposal to help unconscious patients die so their organs can be... Read more
Doctor Death? A sinister one-stop-shop opens in California
You can’t put a price on most things in life. But you can, apparently, put a price on death -... Read more
'Don’t go there' – Belgians plead with Canada not to pass euthanasia law
The Parliament of Canada has until June 6 to consider Bill C-14, controversial legislation that, if passed, would legalize euthanasia... Read more
Archbishop Gomez: social justice needs a pro-life foundation
Efforts to combat social injustice cannot forget that the right to life is foundational, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los... Read more
This man has been in a coma for 33 years – and his wife has stayed by his side
After sustaining a damaged leg tendon in 1982, 34-year old international footballer Jean-Pierre Adams thought that a routine knee surgery... Read more
After assisted suicide bill fails, English bishops urge greater care for the dying
A measure that would have legalized assisted suicide in England and Wales failed in the British Parliament Friday by a... Read more
US bishops urge anti-suicide provisions in proposal for end-of-life counseling
A federal proposal focusing on health care counseling for end-of-life decision making needs further additions, including strong exclusions of assisted... Read more
In UK, assisted suicide vote looms as a key moment for disabled
Amid strong Christian opposition to the legalization of assisted suicide in the U.K., former Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey... Read more
Think the human person is nothing special? Think again, says archbishop
Too many social trends treat the human person as nothing sacred, but Catholic pro-life efforts are part of an effort... Read more
French bishops: Don't euthanize paralyzed man
Bishop Thierry Scherrer of Laval, France, and the Bioethics Committee of his diocese are pleading with doctors at a hospital... Read more
Pope: abortion, euthanasia, abandonment of migrants are 'attacks against humanity'
A civilization whose technological advancements do not seek to protect the most vulnerable, from conception until natural death, fails to... Read more
