Two “right-to-die” activists who aided in assisted suicide may force the Italian government to legalize assisted suicide in the country.
Italy: Controversial verdict may force legalization of assisted suicide
Belgium’s Brothers of Charity cut ties to their homes over euthanasia
The Vatican has stripped 15 Belgian homes for psychiatric patients of their Catholic status because euthanasia was permitted on their premises.
The Big Question: What does it really mean to be pro-life?
Three people discuss the challenges in supporting and protecting the range of pro-life values.
Pope to health workers: Uphold ‘the truest human right, the right to life’
Health care professionals always must “promote the dignity and life of each person and reject any compromise in the direction of euthanasia, assisted suicide or suppression of life, even in the case of terminal illness,” Pope Francis said.
Physician says sharing his faith, morality central to caring for patients
The goal of the Catholic Medical Association and its Nashville Guild is to help Catholic health care workers strengthen their faith and use it to inform their work in their professions, said Dr. Wes Ely, co-founder and president of the guild.
Ask Father Tom: Legalizing assisted suicide
Catholic teaching obliges us to use ordinary means to preserve our life and health, that we might make our days count.
Another form of assisted suicide that must be rejected
As various states and nations continue to debate euthanasia and the legal and ethical boundaries of interventions to cause death, different strategies emerge to circumvent legal processes and hasten death when desired.
Father of Alfie Evans meets pope, begs for help to save his son
Begging Pope Francis to help his son, Alfie, Tom Evans met with the pontiff, pleading for “asylum” in Italy so his seriously ill son may receive care and not be euthanized in England.