assisted suicide
When is it ‘a time to die’?
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 28, 2023
(RNS) — A new documentary and podcast ask the question: When is it enough?
Is the consumerist West headed toward killing those with dementia?
By Charles C. Camosy — February 28, 2023
(RNS) — We imagine anyone who needs help to thrive as a ‘burden,’ and thus the compassionate thing to do is end their lives. This is terribly ableist.
Addressing euthanasia, Vatican doctrine czar reminds media that bishops aren’t infallible
By Claire Giangravé — September 22, 2020
(RNS) — A restatement of church teaching comes soon after an archbishop suggested priests might comfort those who turn to assisted suicide.
Archbishop’s remarks on assisted suicide stir culture war skirmish at the Vatican
By Claire Giangravé — December 24, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia's refusal to insist on the uniform application of church law reflects the approach to complex issues that has taken hold under Francis.
Traditional Christians provoke debate within a new conservative coalition
By Charles C. Camosy — June 10, 2019
(RNS) — Despite a public space rigged against their version of the good, traditional Christians do manage to convince people with very different views of the truth of their claims.
Americans want assisted suicide
By Mark Silk — December 9, 2016
(RNS) Why should we stand in their way?
The down-ballot issues people of faith were watching
By Kimberly Winston — November 4, 2016
(RNS) Marijuana, gun control, the death penalty and the minimum wage are some of the issues being highlighted by religious leaders.
Catholic nursing home in Belgium fined for refusing euthanasia request
By David Gibson — July 5, 2016
(RNS) The judges unanimously ruled that “the nursing home had no right to refuse euthanasia on the basis of conscientious objection.”
How ‘Me Before You’ promotes an ableist agenda
By Charles C. Camosy — June 7, 2016
(RNS) The main complaint from nearly the entire disability community is that Me Before You justifies an ablest assumption: namely, that the life of someone who cannot walk is not worth living.
Doctor who championed right to die ends his life
By Saerom Yoo — November 5, 2015
SALEM, Ore. — Peter Rasmussen supported Oregon’s Death with Dignity ballot measure in the 1990s, and his medical career at times took a hit from his controversial stance.
Assisted suicide comes to California
By Mark Silk — October 6, 2015
Over the strenuous objections of the Catholic Church.
British Parliament rejects controversial right-to-die bill
By Trevor Grundy — September 11, 2015
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) A letter written by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and signed by Roman Catholic, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and Sikh faith leaders claimed the defeated bill crossed "a legal and ethical Rubicon."
California assisted-suicide bill advances despite Catholic opposition
By Reuters — September 2, 2015
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) A controversial bill to allow physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients in California passed a key legislative committee on Tuesday, after failing in the Legislature earlier this summer amid opposition from the Catholic Church.
Pope warns against the ‘false sense of compassion’ in euthanasia
By Josephine McKenna — November 17, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The pope has condemned the assisted suicide movement, which he considers to be a symptom of today's "throw-away culture" that views the sick and elderly as a drain on society.
Joni Eareckson Tada to Brittany Maynard: God alone chooses the day you die, not you
By Joni Eareckson Tada — October 15, 2014
(RNS) Already, Brittany Maynard's decision has reignited hotly contested debates as to whether physician-assisted suicide should be expanded beyond the five states where it is legal.
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