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.
MAiD unit, forced onto campus of Catholic-run hospital in Canada, now operational
In Canada, opposition mounts to Medical Assistance in Dying expansion
The Canadian House of Commons passed a bill Feb. 15, 2023, to delay by a year extending eligibility for aid in dying to individuals solely afflicted with a mental illness.
Jesuit journal echoes church teaching on ‘imperfect laws’
With the Italian parliament expected to vote soon on a proposed law on medically assisted suicide, a Jesuit physician and moral theologian has called on lawmakers to stop postponing action and to restrict the practice as much as possible by refining and passing an “imperfect law” that is on the table.
Canadian faith leaders sign letter opposing expansion of assisted suicide
Canada’s Catholic Church has joined with religious leaders from all faiths and creeds across the country to denounce the federal government’s plan to make it easier to get medically assisted suicide