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Death of Catholic former Dutch prime minister highlights ‘duo euthanasia’ trend in Netherlands

February 21, 2024

At the start of February both Dries van Agt, a Catholic former Dutch prime minister, and his wife chose to die together through euthanasia. Married for 70 years, both Van Agt and his wife, Eugenie, were ill and 93 years old at the time of theirs deaths that are part of a small but growing

Despite postponement, Canadian government ‘fully committed’ to expanding assisted suicide, warn country’s bishops

February 20, 2024

NEW YORK – The Canadian government remains just as committed to its drive to expand assisted suicide despite a decision to postpone expanding current euthanasia policy to include people suffering solely from mental illness, the country’s bishops have warned. As a result, the postponement doesn’t represent “good news”, with the bishops citing the government’s unwavering

Virginia bishops urge laity demand lawmakers ‘reject’ assisted suicide

February 09, 2024

NEW YORK – Virginia’s Catholic bishops have raised concerns that assisted suicide could soon become legal in the state after legislation promoting the practice recently advanced in both the state House and Senate, with debate in each chamber expected in the coming weeks. In a 5 Feb. message, Bishops Michael Burbidge of Arlington and Barry

Irish Church criticises ‘radical’ ethical changes and risks of new medical guide

January 24, 2024

LEICESTER, United Kingdom – A new ethics guide of the Irish Medical Council contains “numerous defects”, according to the chairperson of the Council for Life of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference. The most serious one is the removal of a line barring medical staff from taking part in the deliberate killing of a patient (which

Canada’s bishops ‘urgently’ trying to counter State euthanasia expansion

December 14, 2023

Facing an imminent expansion of Canada’s assisted suicide law to make people suffering from mental illness eligible, the nation’s Catholic bishops are calling on healthcare providers to invest more in mental health resources to get people the help they need. “With the threat of [assisted suicide] becoming available to Canadians whose sole medical condition is