Behind the legal push for physician-assisted suicide or euthanasia lies a real cultural confusion over end-of-life care, a fear of loss of autonomy and a fear of being a “burden” …
End of Life
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The encyclical “Evangelium Vitae” was published 30 years ago this week, so it seems fitting that many of our stories looked at the sanctity of human life and our culture …
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(OSV News) — The head of the Tuscan Bishops’ Conference said the passage of a new law in Italy allowing medically assisted suicide was “not an achievement, but a defeat for …
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OXFORD, England (OSV News) — Pro-life groups welcomed comments by the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales bitterly criticizing attempts by government-aligned parliamentarians to rush through a bill …
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PARIS (OSV News) — French Prime Minister François Bayrou wants to split an “end of life” bill to separate the issue of “active assistance in dying” from that of palliative …
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(OSV News) — The English and Welsh bishops are inviting Catholics to join a holy hour to pray for the defeat of an assisted suicide bill. They are urging the …
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TORONTO (OSV News) — Amplifying advocacy and pastoral care efforts, bolstering educational resources and championing life-affirming legislation are among the recommendations that emerged from the first International Interfaith Symposium on …
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By Robert Seelig This past year, the wildly popular and long-running primetime ABC-TV reality show “Shark Tank” had two companies pitch novel ideas for disposing human remains. In April, an …
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(OSV News) — Accompaniment, discernment and respect for God-given human dignity are central to church teaching on end-of-life issues, several Catholic bioethicists told OSV News, following confusion over recent remarks …
