The right to life is regarded as a human right—as a right that everyone also views as fundamental—and ultimately it belongs to everyone, at least theoretically. Preborn human beings—even if they were capable of it—cannot […]
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Rome Newsroom, Jun 23, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
A new bill to legalize assisted suicide in Scotland has been criticized for the impact it may have on the lives of disabled people.The content of the bill, introduced by Libera… […]
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Madrid, Spain, Jun 16, 2021 / 16:29 pm (CNA).
A group of young Catholics have launched “1 Week for Life”, a campaign of prayer and fasting for the end of euthanasia in Spain and the world, the conversion of all s… […]
Washington D.C., Jun 9, 2021 / 18:02 pm The number of Canadians who ended their lives by euthanasia and assisted suicide increased by 17% in 2020, the country’s health department announced on Monday. According to […]
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Vienna, Austria, Jun 2, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Austria’s Catholic bishops urged the authorities on Tuesday to offer people “assistance to live,” rather than assistance to suicide.The bishops issued a statement June 1 in th… […]
London, England, May 29, 2021 / 14:01 pm Citing Pope Francis’ warnings against false compassion, the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales’ life issues chairman has criticized a new proposal to legalize assisted suicide. He […]
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Sacramento, Calif., May 27, 2021 / 11:05 am (CNA).
The California Catholic Conference is urging the faithful to speak out against a proposed state law that would remove several safeguards on assisted suicide, a practice which h… […]
Denver Newsroom, May 24, 2021 / 16:00 pm A true culture of caring protects the sick, the vulnerable, and the elderly, said one English Catholic bishop in response to a proposal to legalize assisted suicide […]
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Denver Newsroom, May 21, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
A peer in the House of Lords has put forward a proposal to revisit the legalization of assisted suicide in the United Kingdom, drawing criticism from one Welsh doctor who… […]
Washington D.C., Apr 9, 2021 / 17:00 pm America/Denver (CNA). Canada’s Catholic bishops have condemned the country’s new assisted suicide law, and are asking for people to pray and to contact their elected officials in […]
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