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Christians and disability advocates are speaking out against a U.K. government impact assessment that claims the legalization of assisted suicide for the terminally ill could save the U.K.’s National Health Service up to $79 million (£59.6 million) annually.
This is not a trivial development, for it goes to the heart of the deepest questions of existence.
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada has urged Canadian authorities to repeal euthanasia laws for mental illness, highlighting a negative effect on women with disabilities, and to create a new anti-human trafficking strategy — in a nine-page submission to the United Nations.
A judge has agreed to suspend the assisted suicide of a young woman in Barcelona following the request of her father, represented by Christian lawyers in Spain.
The European Court of Human Rights has affirmed the sovereignty of nations to prohibit assisted suicide, ruling 6-1 on Thursday in support of Hungary's prohibition of the practice.
Less than 1% of American Catholics agree with all three of the Catholic Church's teachings on the sanctity of life issues, showing the widespread existence of what some call "cafeteria Catholics" in the United States, according to an analysis.
What does one make of a Christian who has committed suicide?
