Courts
Court protects Catholic nuns from participating in assisted suicide in New York – for nowA federal judge has temporarily stopped New York from forcing several Catholic orders and health care ministries to take part in assisted suicide. U.S. District Judge Anne M. Read More
Courts
Catholic nuns sue New York over law requiring them to assist terminally ill patients in suicide or face heavy penaltiesCatholic nuns are suing the state of New York over a law forcing them to violate their religious beliefs by assisting sick patients in their suicides. Four orders of Catholic nuns and Catholic… Read More
World
French lower house pushes assisted suicide despite Senate’s repeated rejectionsFrench lawmakers are trying again to legalize assisted suicide, even after the country’s Senate rejected the idea twice this year. The National Assembly, France’s lower house,… Read More
Culture
Anglican Church of Canada rolling out assisted suicide liturgyAs assisted suicide continues to expand, the Anglican Church of Canada has rolled out a trial liturgy for people who choose it, drawing criticism from some Anglican groups. The new church… Read More
Culture
Is Wall Street bankrolling assisted suicide?(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Some of Wall Street’s largest donor-advised funds may be facilitating grants to America’s largest assisted suicide advocacy group. Donor-advised… Read More
Culture
Netherlands records first assisted suicide of child under 12A child younger than 12 has died by assisted suicide in the Netherlands for the first time since the country expanded its euthanasia rules. Dutch Health Minister… Read More
Culture
Canadian committee rejects assisted suicide for mental illnessA Canadian parliamentary committee has recommended the country keep its ban on assisted suicide for people whose only medical condition is mental illness. The committee released a… Read More
Culture
Illinois’ assisted suicide law preys on the disabled, lawsuit alleges(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A new law is under fire for allegedly making it easier for doctors to let disabled patients kill themselves. A physician, two disabled… Read More
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Disability rights groups challenge NY, IL assisted suicide lawsDisability rights groups filed two federal lawsuits last week to stop New York and Illinois from legalizing assisted suicide later this year. The End Assisted Suicide coalition… Read More
Culture
Southern Baptist Convention reaffirms opposition to assisted suicideThe Southern Baptist Convention has voted to reaffirm its opposition to assisted suicide as more states allow doctors to help people kill themselves. Messengers, the voting delegates… Read More
Government
French Senate rejects assisted suicide againFrance’s Senate has blocked an assisted suicide bill for the second time, dealing another blow to the pro-euthanasia movement. Senators recently voted against a key part of the… Read More
World
Scottish Parliament rejects assisted suicide bill in ‘vote for the inherent dignity of life’Scottish lawmakers have voted down a proposal to legalize assisted suicide, stopping what would have been a major policy shift in the United Kingdom. Members of the Scottish Parliament … Read More
World
Spain court OKs assisted suicide for 25-year-old woman paralyzed from previous suicide attemptA court in Spain has cleared the way for a 25-year-old woman who became paralyzed after attempting suicide to end her life through assisted suicide. The Barcelona woman, identified in reports as… Read More
Culture
Some Canadian doctors want to euthanize newbornsA provincial medical body in Canada is urging the country to consider expanding assisted suicide to include euthanizing newborn babies, raising a new alarm among pro-life advocates and faith leaders. “Medical… Read More
Government
Catholic bishops back effort to restrict assisted suicide in CanadaCanada’s assisted suicide framework is again under scrutiny in Parliament, with Catholic bishops aligning with Conservative lawmakers to push back against what they say are dangerous expansions of the… Read More
Culture
Suicide prevention group expresses concerns over governments legalizing assisted suicideAn international organization is urging lawmakers to slow down assisted suicide legislation, warning such policies risk normalizing suicide rather than preventing it. The International Association for Suicide… Read More
World
Scottish MP has change of heart, now against assisted suicide legislationA Scottish National Party lawmaker who previously backed assisted suicide legislation has withdrawn her support, warning the proposal could put vulnerable people at risk of pressure and coercion. Read More
Courts
Canadian man planned to use assisted suicide to kill wife, court findsA British Columbia judge stripped a Vancouver man of medical decision-making authority after finding he posed a threat to his elderly wife’s life and intended to kill her using assisted suicide. Read More
Culture
Canada killing prisoners via assisted suicide decades after capital punishment banCanada is letting prisoners end their lives through assisted suicide decades after banning capital punishment, according to newly released federal data. In 2025 alone, 12 federal inmates requested assisted… Read More
Government
Pope Leo condemns Illinois governor’s legalization of assisted suicidePope Leo XIV publicly criticized Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker for signing a law legalizing assisted suicide in the state. The pope called the decision disappointing and reaffirmed… Read More