On May 21, 2013, the French writer Dominique Venner took his own life in front of the main altar of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Venner was seventy-eight years old when he put a handgun into his mouth and pulled the trigger. He left a note on the altar to explain his “gesture,” which took . . . . Continue Reading »
Blake Butler has captured the destructive power of sin far more convincingly than many Christian writers have latterly managed to do. 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 »
Sinéad O’Connor, the troubled Irish singer-songwriter, died in July at age fifty-six. No cause of death has been announced, but it is fair to note that at times she both predicted and welcomed her own demise. Her son Shane committed suicide in 2022. Not long after, she vowed, “I’ve decided . . . . Continue Reading »
Death rates among American children are on the rise. Young people are killed by homicide and car accidents, and they are killing themselves by drug overdose and suicide. Mortality rates for ages one to nineteen rose by 10.7 percent between 2019 and 2020, and went up another 8.3 percent in 2021. . . . . Continue Reading »
Far from reducing suffering, assisted suicide has become the catalyst for spreading it. In many if not most cases, a death by lethal injection transfers temporal suffering to heartbroken loved ones who struggle to process what has taken place. 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 »
Recent studies suggest that in places where assisted suicide is legal, both assisted suicides and unassisted suicides increase. Continue Reading »
“A society that believes in nothing can offer no argument even against death.” Continue Reading »
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