Euthanasia

Hospital chaplains now face a new need for their counselling services, even from non-believers.

The Alberta government’s new Bill 18, the Safeguards for Last Resort Termination of Life Act, has received a seal of approval from the province’s Catholic bishops.

March has gifted Canadian culture of life advocates with hope in the form of the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Help Not Harm campaign and the Alberta government’s sweeping euthanasia reform bill.

Scottish Catholic bishops welcomed Parliament's decision to reject the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill March 17.

The Archdiocese of Toronto's new Help Not Harm campaign urges members of Canada's largest Catholic community to oppose the March 17, 2027, plan to expand euthanasia access to individuals solely living with mental illness.

With Canada on the precipice of surpassing 100,000 euthanasia deaths in the coming weeks, the federal government has revived the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) on March 10.

Legislation to legalize assisted suicide in the United Kingdom appears headed for collapse, but local measures are advancing -- drawing sharp criticism from Catholic leaders.

A timely warning in the latest newsletter of Canadian Physicians for Life.

Conservative MP Garnett Genuis tabled Bill C-260, a new piece of legislation that would prevent people in positions of authority from initiating conversations about medical assistance in dying (MAiD) with individuals who haven't requested it.

Vancouver Archbishop Richard Smith’s January 8 letter to parishioners urging support for a bill to protect those with mental illness from medical assistance in dying.