On Feb. 15, 2022, Italy’s Constitutional Court blocked a national referendum on legalizing euthanasia, saying it would violate constitutional protections of human life.
Italian court blocks referendum on euthanasia
Living and dying well: Academy for Life explores benefits of palliative care
Pope Francis recently spoke about the Christian attitude toward death, saying it must be accepted but not provoked.
Spanish bishops criticize government initiatives on euthanasia, gender
By Jonathan Luxmoore | Catholic News Service Spain’s bishops have criticized recent government initiatives on issues from euthanasia to LGBT rights. In late June, Spain began […]
Canadian bishops: Assisted suicide law perilous for disabled, mentally ill
In a statement April 8, the Canadian Conference Catholic Bishops denounced the expansion of “medical assistance in dying” — or MAiD, as it is known — to those who are not near death.
Spanish parliament passes controversial euthanasia law
The legislation of euthanasia makes Spain the fourth European country to legalize physician-assisted suicide after Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Debate on euthanasia makes its way into Peru’s presidential campaign
After a court in Lima ruled that a woman with a terminal illness could end her life, Peru’s bishops expressed empathy but opposed euthanasia, an issue that has become prominent in the country’s presidential campaign.
Bishops criticize euthanasia legislation that awaits president’s approval
Bishops in Portugal criticized legislation that would allow euthanasia and assisted suicide and said their “sadness and indignation” were compounded “by a form of death being legalized during the great aggravation of a deadly pandemic, when we are all striving to save the greatest number of lives.”
Dutch cardinal: Euthanasia for children continues ‘slippery slope’
Proposals to amend Dutch law to allow the euthanasia of children represent the latest descent down the “slippery slope” of the killing of patients by doctors.