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Opponents of the legislation have warned that, if passed, the bill would lead to the deaths of many vulnerable people, normalize suicide and further significantly undermine the moral fabric of British society.
ASK THE ETHICISTS: The Church teaches that providing nutrition and hydration is morally required only when these benefit the patient and do not cause excessive burdens.
The Five Wishes program has been immensely popular; the group has distributed over 40 million copies of the guide in 33 languages.
The Friday ruling states that the attempted Italian intervention in Indi Gregory’s case is “wholly misconceived” and “not in the spirit” of the 1996 Hague Convention, to which both the U.K. and Italy are parties.
Model could offer hope beyond Denver.
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: Vermont is pushing to become the U.S.’ second destination state for ‘death tourism’ as legislators seek to legalize assisted suicide for nonresidents.
After specialists at Evelina London Children’s Hospital said that life-support treatment should be removed, the case went to the High Court, which issued its ruling on Jan. 8.
The bishops said they had spoken out in response to those expressing concern about whether they or their loved ones would receive life support at a time of “medical rationing.”
‘The government needs to immediately halt any efforts to force access to assisted suicide,’ said Archbishop J. Michael Miller.
Judith Barillaro’s 2015 death from cancer taught a lesson in living.
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