Euthanasia

Articles/Commentaries

• Court making euthanasia legal spurs controversy in Ecuador by Eduardo Campos Lima Crux 

• Ending euthanasia is ‘an act of love,’ says Canadian activist by Gina Christian Our Sunday Visitor

• Macron says euthanasia bill is 'law of fraternity'; archbishop calls it 'a deception' by Caroline de Sury Our Sunday Visitor

• Belgium sees euthanasia increase by 15% in 2023 by J-P Mauro Aleteia

• Pro-life advocates fight against euthanasia expansions across Canada, Australia by Daniel Payne Catholic News Agency 

• Ecuadorian bishops oppose decriminalization of euthanasia: ‘Human life is sacred’ by Diego Lopez Marina ACI Prensa/Catholic News Agency

• Belgian bishops reportedly back women deacons, end to priestly celibacy by Elise Ann Allen Crux

• Inquest into euthanasia scheme begins after widower’s death by CathNews

• Archbishop’s warning on ACT’s euthanasia legislation by CathNews

• Calvary concerned over ACT’s proposed euthanasia laws by CathNews

• Euthanasia – inner turmoil of scheduling time and date by CathNews New Zealand

• Fighting euthanasia in Canada: Amanda Achtman is a millennial on a mission by Zoe Romanowsky Catholic News Agency

• Canada Will Legalize Medically Assisted Dying For Eligible People Addicted to Drugs by Manisha Krishnan Vice

• Canada health authority criticized for offering medical assistance in dying to pensioners by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Reporter

• Bishop to defend ‘value of Christian life’ after NT euthanasia panel announced by CathNews

• Former MP: Euthanasia for kids shows we’ve lost our way by CathNews

• Gallagher has faith in ACT’s euthanasia laws by CathNews

• Allowing teens to access euthanasia would see standards ‘end up in the gutter’ by CathNews

• Loneliness, Euthanasia and the Wholeness of Human Personhood; Part III of III: Meaning and Word by Francis Etheredge Catholic Medical Quarterly

• Euthanasia has become ‘just another way to die’ in Canada by CathNews

• Pope Francis laments new euthanasia law in Portugal on feast of Our Lady of Fatima by Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency

• Pontifical Academy for Life responds to anger over euthanasia comments by CathNews

• Since Holland legalized euthanasia, these 6 countries have followed suit by John Burger –Aleteia

• Spanish bishop criticizes Constitutional Court for upholding euthanasia law by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Six end their lives, 32 seek access to euthanasia in South Australia by CathNews

• Eroding the 68 safeguards: making euthanasia in Victoria even easier by Michael Cook MercatorNet

• Distressing’ push to train medical students in euthanasia by CathNews

• Belfast bishop urges politicians to avoid inciting more violence by Catholic News Service

• Loyalists petrol-bomb Belfast bus as violence continues in NI.Loyalist violence has been ongoing in Northern Ireland over the past six days with 41 police officers injured across the region by Shane O'Brien IrishCentral

• Canadian man says hospital staff ‘pressured’ him to euthanize his wife by Terry O’Neill Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Dutch Doctors Can Sedate ‘Agitated’ Patients Before Euthanasia by Catholic News Agency/ National Catholic Register

• Queensland’s deputy premier urges UK to pass euthanasia laws by CathNews

• Scottish archbishop: Euthanasia pushes message that some lives ‘aren’t worth living’ by Charles Collins Crux

• Quebec medical group advocates euthanasia for severely ill infants by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Cardinal deplores passage of euthanasia bill by Uruguayan House of Representatives by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Belgium violated right to life in euthanasia case, European Court of Human Rights rules by Anian Christoph Wimmer Catholic News Agency/Angelus

• Number of Victorians using euthanasia up by a third by CathNews

• Expansions on euthanasia should be sounding alarm bells for us all by Avi Shafran Religion News Service

• Campaigners pleased at MPs opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide by Independent Catholic News

• Portugal’s lawmakers approve 3rd attempt to allow euthanasia by The Associated Press/Crux

• Does performing euthanasia affect the mind of doctors? by Bioethics Observatory

• Euthanasia passage a dark day for NSW: Archbishop Fisher by Cath News

• One euthanasia death in WA every two days by CathNews

• Italian court blocks referendum on euthanasia by Catholic news Agency/Angelus

• Cardinal Müller: “Behind the euthanasia movements is the negation of God…” by Catholic World Report

• Faith leaders voice opposition to euthanasia reform by CathNews

• Euthanasia passes first lower house vote in NSW by CathNews

• Euthanasia Rejected on British Island of Guernsey by Patty Knap Patheos

• Pope Francis decries abortion and euthanasia as treating human life like ‘waste’ by Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency

• Australia: Campaigners demonstrate against euthanasia bill by Independent Catholic News

• Pope: Euthanasia legislation in Europe is sign of ‘throwaway culture’ by Junno Arocho Esteves Crux

• So Called ‘Dying With Dignity’ Bill Rejected by Catholic Arena

• Colombian bishops: Euthanasia is a danger for the frailest and most vulnerable by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• First person dies under euthanasia laws by CathNews

• Senator in push for NT euthanasia laws by CathNews

• Euthanasia: A False Promise of Autonomy by Dr. Kevin Hay Catholic Arena

• No-one has right to step in to end a life: Archbishop Costelloe by CathNews

• Assisted dying bill to be lodged at Scottish Parliament by BBC News

• Deaths by euthanasia soared last year in Canada by Christine Rousselle Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Doctors in Ireland Beware: A Warning About Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia by Dr. Kevin Hay Catholic Arena

• Tasmania latest state to legalize euthanasia by CathNews

• Spain’s bishops decry decision to legalize euthanasia by Inés San Martín Crux

• Portugal’s Catholic bishops welcome presidential veto of euthanasia bill by Catholic News Agency

• Euthanasia advocate censured after failing to disclose murder convictions by CathNews New Zealand

• Belgium and the Netherlands see rapid rise in euthanasia and assisted suicide cases by Catholic News Agency Staff Catholic News Agency

• ‘Respect for life is eroded ever more’: Dutch Cardinal Eijk on euthanasia’s ‘slippery slope’ by Catholic News Agency Staff Catholic News Agency

• British Columbia hospice to be evicted over euthanasia opposition by CNA/The Catholic World Report

• Spanish parliament advances legal euthanasia, despite Catholic opposition by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report

• Euthanasia bill could cause NSW Liberals rift by CathNews

• Canadian bishops say expanding euthanasia is ‘morally pernicious’ by John Lavenbur Crux

• “Cost-Savings” Claimed as Euthanasia Benefit in Canada by Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC Patheos

• New Zealand on ‘dangerous path’ with legalized euthanasia, ethicist says by Charles Collins Crux

• Euthanasia’s Slippery Slope in Netherlands Set to Snare Children by Cardinal Willem Eijk National Catholic Reporter

• Dutch Supreme Court rules doctors can euthanize dementia patients by Christine Rousselle Catholic News Agency

• Vatican reaffirms euthanasia is ‘intrinsically evil act,’ calls Catholics to accompany the dying by Hannah Brockhaus  Catholic News Agency

• Assisted suicide, euthanasia more than 10 times higher than predicted in Australian state by CNA Staff  Catholic News Agency

• Dutch government backs euthanasia for children under 12 by CNA/The Catholic World Report

• Vatican Steps up Opposition to Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide by  Reuters

• Bioethicists welcome Vatican document on euthanasia: ‘No life is unworthy of life’ by Charles Collins Crux

• New Zealand bishops say ‘No’ to euthanasia; urge caution on recreational marijuana by Charles Collins  Crux

• Vatican says those who choose euthanasia cannot receive sacraments by Elise Ann Allen Crux

• Pope, Spanish bishops voice alarm over euthanasia debate by Inés San Martín  Crux

• Cardinal attacks euthanasia law being debated in Spanish parliament as ‘defeat for humanity’ by Inés San Martín Crux

• Dutch Supreme Court approves euthanasia in cases of advanced dementia by Sanne Gerrits  Katholiek Nieuwsblad/Crux

• As Portugal Decriminalizes Euthanasia, Doctors and Bishops Speak Out by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register

• US Bishops: Pope Francis Talks Fr. James Martin, Euthanasia, At Private Meeting by JD Flynn Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register

• Spanish, Portuguese bishops reject moves to legalize euthanasia by Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service/Crux

• Canada Leads the Way in Liberalizing Euthanasia Around the Globe by Celeste McGovern  National Catholic Register

• Belgian Doctors Face Trial in Country’s First Euthanasia Case by The New York Times/Bioethics.com

• Euthanasia Increases Organ Donations in Canada Amid Ethical Concerns by Christine Rousselle Catholic News Agency /National Catholic Register

• Archbishop Paglia: never euthanasia, assisted suicide and abandoning the sick by Luca Collodi Vatican News

• Netherlands euthanasia death linked to loneliness. by Alex Schadenberg Catholic Canada

• Quebec considers expanding eligibility for euthanasia by CathNews

• World Medical Association declares strong opposition to assisted suicide and euthanasia by Independent Catholic Network

• Campaigners express concern after Italian Court legalises euthanasia by Independent Catholic News

• AMA applauded for reaffirming its opposition to doctor-assisted suicide by Catholic News Service/Crux

• Pope calls euthanasia ‘defeat for all’ after suicide of 17-year-old Dutch girl by Claire GiangravèJ Crux

• Why I’m voting “No” to Euthanasia by Simeon Brown CathNews New Zealand

• Euthanasia advocate Sean Davison charged with third murder in South Africa by CathNews New Zealand

• Euthanasia would undermine whānau values by Dame Tariana Turia NZ Herald

• The Devastating Effect of Euthanasia on Dutch Culture by Fr. Matthew P Schneider, LC  Patheos

• Abortion and Euthanasia Are Extremely Grave Evils Which Contradict Spirit of Life,’ Condemns Pope Francis by Deborah Castellano Lubov Zentt

• Love can make darkness of euthanasia disappear, pope says by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

• Catholic brother hails trial of Belgian docs for violating euthanasia law by Simon Caldwell  Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

• Toronto doctors lay out procedures for euthanasia for children by Michael Swan Catholic News Service/Angelus

• Canadian bishop worries euthanasia could be seen as moral obligation by Philippe Vaillancourt Crux

• A Young Woman Chose to be Euthanized, and The Reason Why is Awful by Mary Rezac, CNA

• Brief Reflections on Euthanasia by Fr. Frank A. Pavone

Book Reviews/Commentaries

• Leven Met Euthanasie (“Living with Euthanasia”) by Theo Boer and Stef Groenewoud Reviewed by Francesco Paloni and Katholiek Nieuwsblad Crux

Advocacy

• Pray and Act for the Protection of Life by Wayne Smith

Videos

Public Debate on Doctor-Assisted Suicide

The public debate will be between Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UCI School of Law, and Aaron Kheriaty, physician and medical ethicist with the UCI School of Medicine, on the issue of physician-assisted suicide