Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, joined the Lutheran Care Center and a group of physicians to sue the state over its new assisted suicide law, the “End of Life Options Act.” The coalition argues that the law requires doctors to...
Bishop John O. Barres of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, and four communities of religious sisters have filed a lawsuit against New York’s attorney general and commissioner of health over a law they say would force them to participate in...
The French National Assembly, the lower chamber of the country’s parliament, gave final approval on July 15 to a bill legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide. The 291-241 vote ended a parliamentary stalemate between the National Assembly and the...
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...
More states are passing laws legalizing physician-assisted suicide. In a follow-up to the MCC’s Messenger on Death with Dignity?, Jamie Morris, MCC Executive Director and General Counsel, spoke with Fr. Peter Fonseca regarding the Catholic Church’s...
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...
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....
Nationally, an average of 16.8 veterans a day die by suicide. The Missouri veteran suicide rate is higher than the national veterans average. To help further the state’s efforts in reducing suicides, Governor Mike Parson announced that the Missouri...