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.
Another form of assisted suicide that must be rejected
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.
Palliative care is pro-life response to euthanasia, panelists say
Intentionally causing a patient’s death is different from accepting that a patient is dying, then providing emotional and spiritual support and pain relief, said a doctor who practices and promotes palliative care.
Euthanasia in hospices ‘a serious error,’ says Vancouver archbishop
Archbishop J. Michael Miller of Vancouver said the British Columbia provincial government must stop attempts to force hospices and care homes to provide euthanasia.
Pope to religious order: No more euthanasia
Pope Francis has given a Belgian religious order until the end of August to stop offering euthanasia to psychiatric patients.
Pope: Euthanasia is triumph of selfishness, not act of compassion
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Growing acceptance of euthanasia does not indicate increased compassion, but highlights the rise of a selfish “throwaway culture” that casts aside the […]