Canada's bishops expand teaching resources on euthanasia

Canada’s bishops expand teaching resources on euthanasia

Tuesday, October 29th, 2013

The bishops’ conference of Canada is redoubling its efforts to inform and educate about the issues related to euthanasia and assisted suicide.

The conference posted a new section on its website about euthanasia and assisted suicide.

The site comes as a bill in Quebec aims to allow physicians to administer “terminal palliative sedation” or “medial aid in dying” to patients who request it.

The bishops’ site is “to help make available and share resources on this important question which is so much in the news across the country,” a statement from the conference explained. Continue reading

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