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 facilitate patient...
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 process of...
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 Senate, with 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 died through MAID,...
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 teaching on the...
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 study. Jessica Rodgers,...