Assisted suicide and the Catholic Church

Two texts generate confusion around assisted suicide, the subject of debate in Italy at the moment. The first of these is an article by Father Carlo Casalone, a Jesuit, published on January 15 in the magazine La Civiltà Cattolica with the title “The parliamentary discussion on “assisted suicide””. The second, authored by Marie-Jo Thiel, appeared…

More than 140 associations express in the Senate their rejection of the new Law that penalizes Pro-life concentrations against abortion centers

The organizations that work in the field of the defense of life and its dignity underline that their activity is within the limits set by the fundamental rights of the Spanish Constitution. The spokespersons take advantage of the right of ‘active citizenship’, present in European regulations, to bring their position closer to the members of…

Legalizing euthanasia in Spain

An article published by Spark Chronicles indicates that since legalizing euthanasia on June 25, 2021, Spain has had at least 50 euthanasia deaths and 130 requests. The article states that data from 10 out of the 17 autonomous regions in Spain indicated that the majority of the euthanasia deaths have been for neurodegenerative or oncological diseases and…

The President of Portugal gives a new opportunity to the citizens of Portugal by vetoing the euthanasia law for the second time

The president of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has vetoed the law that decriminalized euthanasia and asked Parliament to clarify the reasons why medically assisted death can be accessed. In a statement published on the official website of the Presidency, Rebelo de Sousa communicated that he returned to Parliament, without promulgating, the euthanasia law, so…

Il primo suicidio assistito in Italia mostra la pericolosa strada verso l'”autoesclusione”

Certamente è necessario mantenere attenzione e sensibilità verso le persone la cui vita è afflitta dalla malattia o dalla disabilità. Ma la risposta di una società pienamente umana, non può essere quella di autorizzare la “morte su richiesta”. Sembra proprio che la strada imboccata sul fine vita sia una sbrigativa ed economica scorciatoia più comoda e…