The measure, Bill C-218, proposes to amend Canada’s criminal code to permanently prohibit medical assistance in dying, or MAiD, for individuals solely living with a mental illness.
End of Life
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Dominicans who care for poor cancer patients sue over state’s transgender mandates
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsThe Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, New York, operate a 42-bed nursing home that provides palliative care for the dying poor.
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How can rapid advancements in medical technology, questions about the criteria for brain death and the rise of transhumanism be considered within a Catholic framework?
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Illinois has become the 12th state, along with the District of Columbia, to legalize assisted suicide, amid outcry among the state’s Catholic bishops and other pro-life and disability advocates.
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Concern for the God-given dignity of immigrants, for unity in teaching the faith clearly and for spiritual renewal in the country dominated the public proceedings of the bishops’ fall plenary …
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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” …
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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 …
