Something is wrong. Throughout the West, people are angry, anxious, and discontented. Paradoxically, the ill temper arises amid wealth unimaginable to our recent ancestors. (But perhaps this is not a paradox after all. Recall 1 Timothy 6:10: “For the love of money is the root of all evil.”) . . . . Continue Reading »
Opponents of euthanasia need to be vigilant about electing lawmakers at the local but especially federal level who understand that intentionally killing innocent people is always wrong. Continue Reading »
When doctors imagine themselves deities who de facto know “what’s best” in difficult neo-natal cases, then the ethics of the ancient Hippocratic Oath seem to crumble. Continue Reading »
Those who seek to advance the Catholic Church’s teaching regarding the sanctity of life confront both new challenges and opportunities in the wake of the June 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. On the one hand, many people in the U.S. and in other developed nations have . . . . Continue Reading »
There is something more painful than physical suffering, worse even than death: Being told, and believing, that your life is worthless, and that you would be better off dead. Continue Reading »
The Canadian government, with its leaders, functionaries, and even its medical acolytes, may well deserve to be charged with crimes against humanity. I am not speaking about crimes done against indigenous peoples, a different area of moral and judicial concern. I have in mind another set of crimes, . . . . Continue Reading »
In Belgium, you can be euthanized for almost any reason, though the European Court of Human Rights will occasionally disagree. Continue Reading »
As Canada's euthanasia laws become more loose and healthcare remains inaccessible, more individuals choose physician-assisted suicide. Continue Reading »
Despite its flaws, Louise Penny’s latest novel is ultimately a book of fundamental human goodness. It encourages us to look at a child, as happens at a significant New Year’s Eve moment, and not see “Down syndrome,” but a person with a name—a person given for us to love. Continue Reading »
Just this year, several countries legalized euthanasia or prepared to open that lethal door in the near future. Continue Reading »
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