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Assisted Suicide
Maynard suicide called tragedy, symbol of ‘culture of death’ in U.S.
By Catholic News Service PORTLAND, Ore. — Brittany Maynard, a young California woman who was suffering from terminal brain cancer and gained national attention for her plan to use Oregon’s assisted suicide law, ended her life Nov. 1. She was 29 years old.
Dying to live, and living to die: Brittany Maynard and Lauren Hill
I’m not dying. I don’t know what it is like to hear a doctor tell you that you have a finite number of tomorrows, and he has an estimate for just how many. The phrase, “There’s nothing we can do” has not been uttered to me or a member of …
Senior Anglican leaders support assisted suicide as Lords debate nears
By Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service MANCHESTER — Senior Anglican leaders have voiced their support for assisted suicide just days before a crucial debate on the subject in the British Parliament.
