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assisted suicide legislationA Scottish National Party lawmaker who previously backed assisted suicide legislation has withdrawn her support, warning the proposal could put vulnerable people at risk of pressure and coercion.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
Government
NY governor to sign assisted suicide legislation into lawNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she will sign legislation legalizing assisted suicide as soon as the Legislature approves her amendments. The bill applies to adults diagnosed with incurable… Read More
Culture
Glenn Beck offers to fund lifesaving surgery for woman approved for assisted suicideCommentator and podcaster Glenn Beck has offered to underwrite lifesaving surgery for a Canadian woman who obtained approval for assisted suicide after failing to receive adequate medical care in her home province. Beck announced the offer in a… Read More
Government
Illinois becomes latest state to legalize assisted suicide as religious groups warn of ‘unintended consequences’Illinois is the latest state to legalize assisted suicide, despite objections from some religious groups and lawmakers who warn it could be abused and lead to unintended consequences. Read More
Illinois
‘Pritzker’s pro-death administration’ brings legal assisted suicide to IllinoisGovernor J.B. Pritzker signed the controversial “Medical Aid in Dying Act” into law Friday, legalizing doctor-assisted suicide in Illinois while ignoring the urgent pleas of religious leaders, medical professionals… Read More
Government
New York governor discusses amendments to assisted suicide proposalNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants changes to a bill that would allow doctors to provide lethal drugs to patients with terminal diagnoses. The Medical Aid in Dying… Read More
World
Assisted suicide death toll increased to more than 16,000 in Canada last year, report saysMore than 16,000 people in Canada died from assisted suicide in 2024, newly released government data indicates, an increase of 6.9% from the previous year. … Read More
World
Slovenia rejects assisted suicide legalization referendumSlovenian voters have blocked a new assisted suicide law that their national lawmakers approved earlier this year. On Nov. 23, 53.44% of voters said no to putting the… Read More
Government
Assisted suicide bill reaches Illinois governor’s deskA bill that would allow doctors to prescribe lethal drugs to terminally ill adults has passed both chambers of the Illinois Legislature and now awaits action from Democrat Gov. Read More
Opinion
We’re heading into the organ-harvesting stage of assisted suicide(The Daily Signal) – The assisted suicide policy has always rested on a slippery slope. Western societies are now fully in the organ harvesting stage on the road… Read More
World
Australia province sees spike in assisted suicidesThe number of people who died through assisted suicide in Queensland, Australia, rose by more than 35% in one year, according to a new report. Read More
Culture
J.K. Rowling speaks out against assisted suicide after physician husband helped change her mind(The Heartlander) — Author J.K. Rowling has announced she no longer supports the legalization of assisted suicide, citing concerns about the risks of coercion and the message such laws… Read More
World
Convicted sex offender first prisoner to die under Australia assisted suicide lawA convicted pedophile in Australia died under New South Wales’ assisted suicide and euthanasia law, and one victim, his daughter, says justice “has been ripped away.” Justice Health… Read More
State Government, Uncategorized
Washington state to stop reporting numbers of people dying by assisted suicideWashington state will no longer publish annual data on how many people die by assisted suicide, a move critics warn could open the door to abuse and erode public… Read More
Culture
‘Cultural malaise’: Assisted suicides have surged over 800% in SwitzerlandAssisted suicides have increased by more than 800% in Switzerland over the past two decades, new data from the Swiss government show. In 2023, a record 1,729 residents… Read More