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Massachusetts top court considers challenge to ban on assisted suicide

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 9, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
The highest court in Massachusetts considered a challenge brought by two doctors against the state’s prohibition of physician-assisted suicide on Wednesday.The Ma… […]

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Study challenges claim that legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide could ‘save lives’

February 17, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

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Oxford, England, Feb 17, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
A new study has challenged the claim by euthanasia and assisted suicide advocates that legalizing the practices can “save lives.”The peer-reviewed article “Euthanasia… […]

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Italy’s constitutional court blocks physician-assisted suicide referendum

February 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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Rome, Italy, Feb 16, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Italy’s constitutional court on Tuesday blocked a referendum to decriminalize physician-assist… […]

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Vatican speaker says palliative care is a ‘revolutionary endeavor’

February 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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Vatican City, Feb 16, 2022 / 08:30 am (CNA).
As euthanasia and assisted suicide spread across Europe, doctors are promoting life-affirming palliative care with the Vatican’s support.“The first great value is… […]

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Pope Francis: The dying need palliative care, not euthanasia or assisted suicide

February 9, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Feb. 9, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Feb 9, 2022 / 03:50 am (CNA).
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that the dying need palliative care, not euthanasia or assisted suicide… […]

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Jesuit journal criticized for article supporting assisted suicide bill in Italy

January 17, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

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Rome, Italy, Jan 17, 2022 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
Almost 60 organizations have criticized an article supporting the passing of an Italian bill to legalize assisted suicide, which was published last week in the Catholic, Jesu… […]

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English prosecutors consider guidelines advising against charges for those who assist in ‘mercy killings’

January 14, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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London, England, Jan 14, 2022 / 14:07 pm (CNA).
The Crown Prosecution Service, which brings criminal charges in England and Wales, is considering a proposal to examine “mercy kill… […]

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Catholic bishop ‘shocked and saddened’ by Jersey vote for assisted suicide ‘in principle’

November 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth, England, pictured on May 21, 2015. / Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Portsmouth, England, Nov 29, 2021 / 05:30 am (CNA).
A Catholic bishop has said that he was “shocked and saddened” by a vote on the Channel Island … […]

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Ethics committee authorizes first assisted suicide in Italy

November 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Rome, Italy, Nov 24, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
The Catholic Church in Italy said that life must be “protected and defended” after local health authorities in Italy gave the green light to the country’s first le… […]

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Catholic, Anglican, and Jewish leaders urge UK Parliament to reject assisted suicide bill

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Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis attend a vigil in London, England, March 24, 2017. / AFP via Getty Images.

London, England, Oct 22, 2021 / 06:35 am (CNA).
Catholic, Anglican, a… […]

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