The Netherlands has become the second country to euthanize a minor child under 12. The news came from an annual report from the committee that reviews all late-term abortions and medically assisted deaths of children, which Health Minister Sophie...
In 2016, Canada legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide and implemented a government-sanctioned program known as MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying). A decade later, the results are staggering. Since its legalization, around 100,000 Canadians have...
During his apostolic journey to Spain, Pope Leo XIV delivered a historic speech to Spain’s Congress on Monday, urging elected officials to defend human dignity and protect life from conception to its natural end: “If life ceases to be recognized as...
After a 75-hour debate, the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the U.K. Parliament, halted consideration of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on April 24. The bill would have allowed terminally ill adults with six months or less to...
In 2025, multiple states across the U.S. took steps to expand access to physician-assisted suicide: Delaware enacted a law (that went into effect yesterday) allowing terminally ill adults to self-administer lethal medication, Illinois passed a bill...
A new Lifeway Research study reports that 51% of respondents consider it morally acceptable for terminally ill individuals to request physician-assisted suicide. This number is down from 67% who found the practice morally acceptable in a 2016...
This week, Canada’s health department published its “Fifth Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in Canada 2023”. Official statistics indicated that 15,343 people were euthanized last year, out of a total of just under 20,000...
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued the declaration Dignitas Infinita (Infinite Dignity) on human dignity last Monday, addressing growing concerns about pressing bioethical issues. The document affirms that being a Christian means...
New York and Massachusetts currently have legislation that would legalize assisted suicide in each state. The bill in New York is entitled Medical Aid In Dying and would allow a terminally ill person to request medication that would end their life....