While those who support euthanasia and medically assisted suicide emphasize empowerment and control, Catholic opponents argue an undeniably dangerous and dystopian dimension has begun to emerge in the sometimes profit-driven realms of health care insurance and medicine.
If legislation for people diagnosed with a terminal condition passes the Minnesota Legislature and opens the door to potential expansion to include those with disabilities, assisted suicide could one day be an option that could be a tragedy for many.
Legalizing assisted suicide undermines the social contract with, and commitments by, the medical community of healers to help the sick and protect the vulnerable.
The Australian Parliament is considering legislation that would allow the country’s two territories to pass their own laws, paving the way for legalizing euthanasia.
The Voluntary Assisted Dying regime will be deployed across the state 18 months after the new law takes effect, leading to voluntary and doctor-assisted dying being available in health care and aged care facilities for people with terminal illnesses.
The National Right to Life Committee March 30 denounced Oregon’s decision to drop residency requirements that were part of its physician-assisted suicide law.
Violent suicides increase in countries where assisted suicide and euthanasia are legalized, a new study shows.
On Feb. 15, 2022, Italy’s Constitutional Court blocked a national referendum on legalizing euthanasia, saying it would violate constitutional protections of human life.
