Canadian Catholics Oppose Legalisation of Euthanasia

The Canadian Conference of Catholic bishops called on politicians to reject the bill to legalise assisted suicide in Canada, reports Catholicnews.

The bishops said the bill was “an affront to human dignity, an erosion of human solidarity and a danger to all vulnerable persons,” especially the elderly, infirm, disabled and sick who are often isolated and marginalised.

The bishops also urged elected officials to “consistently defend and protect the lives of all”, to support efforts to guarantee accessible home care and palliative care and to protect conscience rights of health care providers and institutions that refuse to participate in euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.

Other voices opposing the measure include “Canadian Physicians for Life”, “Euthanasia Prevention Coalition” and “Campaign Life Coalition”.

We remind that assisted suicide is legal in Albania, Colombia, Germany, Japan and Switzerland; and doctors are allowed to perform euthanasia in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg under severe circumstances.

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