euthanasia

A government-ordered euthanasia facility, operated by the British Columbia government’s Vancouver Coastal Health Authority on the downtown campus of the Catholic-run St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver is now fully operational.

Travis Pickell, assistant professor of theology and ethics at George Fox University, is the author of “Burdened Agency: Christian Theology and End-of-Life Ethics,” which addresses these concerns and discusses the current climate that has led to the increased legalization of physician-assisted suicide.

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.

In the spotlight: Pope Francis addresses euthanasia, funeral for minor league pitcher, Peruvian mummies

“Our church teaches that promoting the development of human life must be a multifaceted mission that protects and enhances life’s sacredness, its solidarity in which we are all sibling offspring of God and its caring nurture of our common good,” he said.

On Aug. 12, 2022, the Idaho Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on abortion except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother.

Dr. Herx testified April 25, 2022, that only 30%-50% of Canadians who need palliative care have access to it, and only about 15% have access to specialist palliative care.

Violent suicides increase in countries where assisted suicide and euthanasia are legalized, a new study shows.