UK study shows correlation between suicides and assisted dying
By Simon Caldwell – Violent suicides increase in countries where assisted suicide and euthanasia are legalised, a new study shows. A 35-page study published in The Journal...
Category: Euthanasia
Italian Court Blocks Referendum on Euthanasia
By CNS – Italy’s Constitutional Court has blocked a national referendum on legalising euthanasia, saying it would violate constitutional protections of human life. The court, which ruled...
Living and Dying Well: Academy for Life Explores Benefits of Palliative Care
By Cindy Wooden – When euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide is legalised, “it starts to be regarded as a ‘normal death,’” and even as the most desirable way...
UK bishops fight assisted suicide bills, plan novena to St John Paul
By Simon Caldwell – Catholic bishops of England and Wales are planning a novena to St. John Paul in the nine days before the second reading of an...
Pope: Euthanasia legislation in Europe is sign of ‘throwaway culture’
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Increasing calls to legalise euthanasia in several European countries, as well as the disregard for vulnerable people and the unborn, are signs...
New Zealand Bishops Dismayed at Euthanasia Ruling
A prominent adviser to New Zealand’s bishops expressed dismay that voters approved euthanasia for terminally ill patients. “Many people will no doubt see the option of an...
Dutch cardinal: Euthanasia for Children Continues ‘Slippery Slope’
By Simon Caldwell – Proposals to amend Dutch law to allow the euthanasia of children represent the latest descent down the “slippery slope” of the killing of patients...
Cardinal Mueller: Catholic Politicians Must Fight Abortion, Euthanasia
By CNA – Catholic politicians have an obligation to fight against abortion and euthanasia, while applying the whole of Catholic social teaching in their political work, Cardinal...
Pope: Care for the Dying Doesn’t Mean Resisting Death
People who are dying must be accompanied with the love of family members and the care of medical professionals, but there is no requirement that every means available must be used to prolong their lives, Pope Francis said.
How to Respond to Suffering from Illness
In his second article on euthanasia and assisted suicide, MELESE SHULA explains the pros and cons of “advance directives” and offers a Christian response to suffering Last week...
What Do You Need To Know About Euthanasia?
As the calls for the legalisation of euthanasia are getting louder, Catholics must understand what is at stake, and how to respond. Over two articles, MELESE SHULA tells...
