Pro-Deathers Reveal Themselves As Anti-Religion Bigots

No, prodeathers, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops got it absolutely right. This long piece puts up all kinds of red herrings that don't change the basic idea: the pro-death culture leads to the devaluing of humanity.

U.S. Catholic Bishops Misunderstand Our Death-with-Dignity Laws

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ policy on physician-assisted suicide approved on June 16 is the latest move by Roman Catholic leaders to intervene in Americans’ personal health care decisions. The eight-page policy [3], which the bishops passed 191-1 at their annual spring meeting in Bellevue, Wa., is full of inaccurate and misleading statements about the Death with Dignity laws in Washington and Oregon and the policy positions of the laws’ supporters. It ignores 14 years of experience in Oregon and two years in Washington. The head of Compassion & Choices, the main group supporting those laws, rightly criticized the policy statement as “full of reckless, unsubstantiated accusations.” more

US Catholic Bishops To Officially Oppose The Culture Of Death

The Catholic Conference of US Bishops is looking to take an officiazl stand against assisted killing and euthanasia, instead pointing to the dignity of life. Good for them. Would it be that they were joined in this by other denominations.

US bishops approve first collective statement on assisted suicide

On June 16 the U.S. bishops approved a document on assisted suicide, which will become their first collective word on the matter.  The statement, entitled “To Live Each Day with Dignity,” refutes the idea that assisted suicide is a compassionate form of medical treatment. more

US Clergy Push Back Against Assisted Suicide

At last more clergy are speaking up against the culture of death - this time the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Bishops to Vote on Physician-Assisted Suicide Document at Seattle Meeting

The U.S. bishops will debate and vote on a document on physician-assisted suicide at their Spring General Assembly, June 15-17, in Seattle. The document, To Live Each Day with Dignity, will be the first statement on assisted suicide by the full body of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). more