Breaking NewsCanada Has Euthanized Over 100,000 People
In April 2026, Canada surpassed 100,000 reported euthanasia deaths since legalization in June 2016. Canada doesn't need to further expand euthanasia to people who are mentally ill but rather Canada needs to completely review its euthanasia killing program. Canadian man pleads guilty to aiding suicide by poison in 14 deaths.
Kenneth Law, a Canadian who sold suicide poison kits online to as many as 1200 people world-wide, pled guilty to 14 charges of aiding and abetting suicide in a New Market court (today), May 29, 2026 Canadian Psychologists: Don't Euthanize Mentally Ill Patients
The heads of psychiatry at 13 Canadian medical schools are calling on the federal government to halt the expansion of assisted dying to people whose sole condition is mental illness. France Once Again Rejects Bill to Legalize Assisted Suicide
The French Senate on Tuesday rejected a bill to legalize assisted suicide for the second time, voting down Article 2 of the legislation -- which established a right to the procedure -- by 151 votes to 118. Mental Illness Must Never be a Reason to Euthanize People
The following is a longer version of my testimony to Special Joint Committee on MAiD. Due to time restrictions I had to edit severely. However the session is an hour long and I had hoped some of the Committee members would use their time to ask me questions. Only one did. Suicide Clinic Helping Grieving Mother Die Promotes Death-on-Demand
A grieving mother who is in good health has been accepted for termination by a Swiss suicide clinic. Fewer Animal Euthanasia Deaths - but More Human Euthanasia Deaths
After a bear was euthanized in California because she paw-swiped a human who owned a house under which the bruin and her cubs were living, there was a popular outcry. Now, a bill has been put in the hopper in the California State Senate promoting "coexistence" between people and wild animals. The Netherlands Euthanized a Teenager With Autism
I've been spending a lot of time reflecting on how good my life is right now. It's been spring in Central Texas since February, and the program I teach at has had classes outside, like next to a turtle pond and a running creek. Suicide Pods: The Evil Device to Help People Kill Themselves
A recent report highlights a deeply troubling innovation: a "suicide pod" designed to allow a person to end his or her life at the push of a button. Canada's Soaring Assisted Suicide Rates
Canada's rapidly expanding Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program is raising ethical alarms as, in some cases, assisted deaths occur within 24 hours of a request. The program's fast-tracked, clinical approach in Ontario has prompted scrutiny, particularly regarding weakened safeguards for vulnerable patients and the acceleration of state-sanctioned suicide. More Headlines…
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Ethical Perspectives on Euthanasia/Suicide William Lawyer
Over the last few years, the United States has seen a significant increase in the number of states allowing physician-assisted suicide. Similar to euthanasia, where a doctor intentionally causes a patient?s death, physician-assisted suicide involves the prescription of lethal drugs that patients can then take themselves. Judie Brown
Recently Meghan Schrader, a defender of the rights of people with disabilities, came to my attention because of a two-part article she wrote on the fallout of using the word "retarded" to define certain members of the human family. Stephen McAlpine
Canada's rapidly expanding Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program is raising ethical alarms as, in some cases, assisted deaths occur within 24 hours of a request. The program's fast-tracked, clinical approach in Ontario has prompted scrutiny, particularly regarding weakened safeguards for vulnerable patients and the acceleration of state-sanctioned suicide. Julie Grimstad
Profound respect for the sanctity (i.e., inviolability) of human life has traditionally been the core ethical principle of medicine, but that is no longer the case. Due to policies driven by a godless worldview, vulnerable patients are increasingly in danger of deadly harm. Susan Ciancio
A mother recently told me that, when she found out that her baby had a 99% chance of having Down syndrome, her first course of action was to do an online search for what she could expect. What she found frightened her. Ann Farmer
A critique of UK political commentator Matthew Parris challenges his reading of Christ and assisted-dying advocacy, defending Jesus' teaching on the poor, and warns that secular "solipsism" undermines compassion, dignity, and the sanctity of life. Judie Brown
Everyone deserves to know the truth about what it means to die. But more importantly, each of us should be aware of what others might do to rob us or our loved ones of each moment that God has planned for us during this life.
Charles Pope
I once spent the afternoon taking part in a webinar focused on providing support, Church teaching, and information to families who receive a prenatal diagnosis that their child will be disabled in some way. Perhaps they are informed that the child will have Down syndrome or perhaps a birth defect that will lead either to early death or to a lifetime of challenges. Judie Brown
Masking the actual intentions of those who promote medical aid in dying becomes very easy in an era when nobody wants to recognize the value in suffering for Christ and with Him. One Catholic writer opines, "Worldly people are miserable when they have crosses, and good Christians are miserable when they have none. The Christian lives in the midst of crosses, as the fish lives in the sea." Charlene Rack
It will happen to most families. At some point, the elders in your family will become frail, experience a fall, or receive a diagnosis of dementia. However it begins, you and your family will need to face those difficult decisions regarding their care while preparing yourselves for the important task of caregiving. You will have to assess your loved ones' health needs, determine how much help they require, and decide if they are able to function alone in their own home. Shenan J. Boquet
Human dignity is not measured by its efficiency or usefulness. Life always has value, despite illness, frailty, and limitations. The answer to suffering is not to offer death, but to guarantee forms of social support, continuous health care, and home health care, so that the patient does not feel alone and families can be supported and accompanied. Judie Brown
The age of "worthless" people has led us to some rather odious situations. Take the case of caregivers who strive to subtly coerce their patients to death, whether by imposed or self-administered death. A suffering person needs increased commitment to life from those around him, but if the opposite influences are a part of his daily existence, it is not surprising that he might request an early death. After all, he feels that is what, according to his loved ones, is best for him!
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Wed, June 10, 2026
Laws which authorize and promote abortion and euthanasia are therefore radically opposed not only to the good of the individual but also to the common good; as such they are completely lacking in authentic juridical validity.
—Gospel of Life #72
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