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The fiery death of self-immolation: a martyr’s moral clarity or misguided calumny?
March 25, 2024
As we enter Holy Week and commemorate the exemplary martyrdom, it seems that martyrdom in general – or a misplaced understanding of it – is reasserting itself.  Last month, Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old US airman, doused himself with liquid and set himself on fire outside Israel’s embassy in Washington, DC. In a livestream of the event, he
Legal Notebook
December 26, 2021
If the Assisted Dying Bill returns to parliament and becomes law, who will be protected from compulsory involvement?
The Thin End of the Wedge
October 01, 2021
The spectre of so-called “assisted dying” is rearing its head again, as the British Medical Association controversially changes its stance to “neutral” and Baroness Meacher’s private member’s bill is soon to have its second reading. The sad case of Alta Fixsler, a brain-damaged Hasidic Jewish girl, reveals not only that euthanasia without consent is already
Conservative candidate challenges opponents to reconsider support for assisted suicide
June 02, 2017
'This issue is too important for party politics, and I had hoped to see a greater consensus amongst the Island’s parliamentary candidates,' Bob Seely said
Guidelines for bishops in Canada fail to rule out last rites for euthanasia applicants
December 14, 2016
The letter offers a 'pastoral reflection' on the challenges the assisted dying law poses to the Canadian Church
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June 02, 2016
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Cardinal urges Canadians to fight euthanasia proposals
March 08, 2016
Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto has called on compatriots to write to politicians and ask them to 'protect the vulnerable'
Archbishop ‘deeply disturbed’ by California legislature’s approval of assisted suicide bill
September 15, 2015
Gov Jerry Brown has not indicated whether he will sign the bill that would legalise assisted suicide in the state
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