The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:23:14 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Wife loses her battle to stop husbandöÏÓãÊÓƵapp death /item/32185-wife-loses-her-battle-to-stop-husband-s-death /item/32185-wife-loses-her-battle-to-stop-husband-s-death

OTTAWA - A Nova Scotia man got what he wanted — a medically assisted death — just one day after his estranged wife lost her bid to block him from using CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp medical assistance in dying (MAiD) system.

]]> Canada Tue, 06 Oct 2020 17:24:37 -0400 Assisted-suicide bill re-introduced /item/32184-assisted-suicide-bill-re-introduced /item/32184-assisted-suicide-bill-re-introduced OTTAWA - A bill to make it easier for Canadians to legally kill themselves with a doctoröÏÓãÊÓƵapp aid goes far beyond what a court decision prompting the legislation calls for, say euthanasia opponents.]]> Canada Tue, 06 Oct 2020 16:25:00 -0400 OntarioöÏÓãÊÓƵapp assisted suicides up 78 per cent /item/29303-ontario-s-assisted-suicides-up-78-per-cent /item/29303-ontario-s-assisted-suicides-up-78-per-cent

Ontario was home to 1,499 instances of assisted suicide last year, a 77.8-per-cent increase over 2017, according to numbers released by OntarioöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Office of the Chief Coroner.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 10 Apr 2019 11:10:56 -0400 A study claiming euthanasia could save millions in healthcare alarms opponents /item/24157-a-study-claiming-euthanasia-could-save-millions-in-healthcare-alarms-opponents /item/24157-a-study-claiming-euthanasia-could-save-millions-in-healthcare-alarms-opponents

OTTAWA – A study that claims euthanasia and assisted suicide could save the health-care system more than $100 million annually is ringing alarm bells among assisted-killing opponents.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Wed, 25 Jan 2017 06:00:00 -0500 öÏÓãÊÓƵapp take protest against euthanasia to Parliament Hill /item/22427-hundreds-take-protest-against-euthanasia-to-parliament-hill /item/22427-hundreds-take-protest-against-euthanasia-to-parliament-hill

OTTAWA – öÏÓãÊÓƵapp of people gathered on Parliament Hill to protest against euthanasia June 1, the day after Parliament passed Bill C-14 to legalize the practice and sent it on to the Senate for royal assent.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Thu, 02 Jun 2016 08:44:49 -0400 Archbishop Prendergast calls for support for a culture of life /item/20190-archbishop-prendergast-calls-for-support-for-a-culture-of-life /item/20190-archbishop-prendergast-calls-for-support-for-a-culture-of-life

OTTAWA - As the federal government prepares to begin consultations in order to draft euthanasia and assisted suicide legislation, the archbishop of Ottawa issued a pastoral letter that called on people to support a culture of life.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Wed, 06 May 2015 13:00:00 -0400 Senators introduce assisted suicide bill to fast-track debate /item/19322-senators-introduce-assisted-suicide-bill-to-fast-track-debate /item/19322-senators-introduce-assisted-suicide-bill-to-fast-track-debate

OTTAWA - Two senators introduced a euthanasia and assisted suicide bill was introduced in the Senate Dec. 2 which may ensure debate on this controversial matter reaches the House of Commons before next yearöÏÓãÊÓƵapp federal election.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Fri, 05 Dec 2014 16:00:00 -0500 No denying, Canada is on slippery slope to euthanasia /item/19138-no-denying-canada-is-on-slippery-slope-to-euthanasia /item/19138-no-denying-canada-is-on-slippery-slope-to-euthanasia

Updated 11/6/14

TORONTO - Canada's health care industry is already on a slippery slope to accepting euthanasia and it may soon turn into a full-blown avalanche, warns Alex Schadenberg. 

]]> evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:00:00 -0500