Articles on this issue "euthanasia"
Cardinal Seán O’Malley of Boston, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, warned of an “alarming trend nationwide” after Vermont legalized …
read moreThe pressure is on in a number of countries for the legalization of euthanasia. In England, Lord Falconer is making yet another attempt to get Parliament to change the law. On Wednesday, …
read moreIdentical twins (monozygotic) Eddy and Marc Verbessem were born deaf. Inseparable and single, they had always lived together under the same roof. They were euthanized together at their …
read morePolitical advocacy for assisted suicide in the United States dates back to the eugenics movement of the early 20th century and the failed Ohio euthanasia bill of 1906. Activists organized …
read moreLegislation on the end of life has been passed by Spain's Council of Ministers and is expected in Parliament next month, but ethicists are cautioning about a number of defects in the bill. A …
read moreThough the European Court of Human Rights in some way recognizes a so-called right to suicide, a decision Thursday denied that states have a positive obligation to provide citizens with the …
read moreThe archbishop of Glasgow says there is a marked difference between the Little Sisters of the Poor who enable the elderly to enjoy life until God calls them home, and Parliamentarians who are …
read moreEuthanasia is the opposite of care and actually implies abandoning the dying and elderly, says the archbishop of Melbourne as his nation is pressured to legalize the measure. Archbishop Denis …
read moreThe topic of assisted suicide continues to be debated in many countries, with wins and losses for both sides. In the U.K. the British Royal Society of Medicine recently held a conference to …
read moreDoctors in Spain are warning against "dignified death" counseling centers that are pushing euthanasia in the form of ideologically slanted living wills. Ignacio Pascual of the organizations …
read moreAn amendment that proposed legalizing assisted suicide was defeated Tuesday evening in the House of Lords. The London-based Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, an anti-euthanasia …
read moreProponents of legalized euthanasia continue to wage their campaign in a number of countries, and with some success. In Britain, Dr. Philip Nitschke, a longtime activist for euthanasia, is …
read moreThe archbishop of Cardiff is warning against a bill, currently being discussed in British Parliament, which will decriminalize assisted suicide in some cases. Archbishop Peter Smith wrote this …
read moreBenedict XVI's secretary of state has spoken with the president of Italy about the case of the woman who might be facing death by thirst and starvation. On Saturday, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone …
read moreThe fate of a young woman in a coma whose father has appealed for her feeding tube to be removed has become a "sign of contradiction" that signals the fate of the West, according to the …
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