Bishop Robert P. Deeley of Portland said he was "saddened to learn" that physician-assisted suicide and taxpayer-funded abortions will not face a statewide vote "despite the great opposition" to both laws.
The bishops of the Archdiocese of Seattle reiterated the Catholic Church's opposition to assisted suicide in response to a news report about a man who used a fatal drug combination to end his own life ...
A New Jersey state appeals court allowed a new law permitting assisted suicide to continue, overturning a lower court decision that temporary blocked the law.
METUCHEN, N.J. (CNS) — New Jersey’s new law allowing assisted suicide, effective Aug. 1, “points to an “utter failure” on the part of government and indeed all society, said Bishop James F. Checchio of Metuchen. ...
‘Euthanasia and assisted suicide are a defeat for all. We are called never to abandon those who are suffering.’
Catholic leaders share coalition strategies to push back against ‘aid-in-dying’ lobby
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark called New Jersey's new law allowing assisted suicide regrettable, saying "whatever its motives and means," it is "morally unacceptable."
The professional body for doctors in the U.K. dropped its traditional opposition to assisted suicide, despite a poll that found a majority of its members remain opposed to the practice.
Vincent Lambert, a severely injured quadriplegic as a result of a car accident 10 years ago, is in a French hospital. Although he is not terminally ill or in a coma, a doctor decided in ...
Opponents of physician-assisted suicide want people in the pews to understand a very simple point: in regard to this issue, precise language is extremely important. It is especially crucial when dealing with the messaging put ...
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