The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:03:54 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Physician conscience rights campaign being launched in Ontario, Alberta /item/28791-physician-conscience-rights-campaign-being-launched-in-ontario-alberta /item/28791-physician-conscience-rights-campaign-being-launched-in-ontario-alberta

Canadian Physicians for Life is mobilizing its members for a grassroots appeal to politicians to protect doctors who do not wish to participate in any way in the assisted suicide of patients.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 17 Jan 2019 11:34:28 -0500
Pro-life groups dismayed by ‘dangerous’ assisted suicide bill /item/22120-pro-life-groups-dismayed-by-dangerous-assisted-suicide-bill /item/22120-pro-life-groups-dismayed-by-dangerous-assisted-suicide-bill

OTTAWA – Pro-life organizations have condemned Bill C-14 that will legalizing “medical assistance in dying,” calling it “dangerous.”

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Thu, 14 Apr 2016 15:59:59 -0400
Euthanasia advocates naive about end-of-life situations, says one physician /item/22115-euthanasia-advocates-naive-about-end-of-life-situations-says-one-physician /item/22115-euthanasia-advocates-naive-about-end-of-life-situations-says-one-physician

OTTAWA – Euthanasia and assisted suicide advocates may end up getting more than they bargained for when they reach their waning days, said a doctor with Canadian Physicians for Life.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Thu, 14 Apr 2016 12:00:00 -0400
Doctors will need to engage patients on their end-of-life decisions /features/life-family/item/21406-doctors-will-need-to-engage-patients-on-their-end-of-life-decisions /features/life-family/item/21406-doctors-will-need-to-engage-patients-on-their-end-of-life-decisions

Dr. Bill Sullivan — Catholic bioethicist, researcher and medical doctor — wants to counter demands for assisted suicide with conversation, care and relationships.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Life & Family Sun, 06 Dec 2015 07:30:25 -0500
Palliative care is true dying with dignity, Quebec bishop says /item/19845-palliative-care-is-true-dying-with-dignity-quebec-bishop-says /item/19845-palliative-care-is-true-dying-with-dignity-quebec-bishop-says

VATICAN CITY - Legalizing euthanasia risks undermining people's access to loving, holistic care as they face the natural end of their life, many experts at a Vatican conference said.

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Canada Mon, 09 Mar 2015 19:00:00 -0400
Majority of CanadaƵapp doctors are opposed to euthanasia /item/18582-majority-of-canada-s-doctors-are-opposed-to-euthanasia /item/18582-majority-of-canada-s-doctors-are-opposed-to-euthanasia

OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association says the majority of its members continue to support its policies against euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. 

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Wed, 06 Aug 2014 11:00:00 -0400
Planning for end-of-life care foils euthanasia option /item/15572-planning-for-end-of-life-care-foils-euthanasia-option /item/15572-planning-for-end-of-life-care-foils-euthanasia-option

TORONTO - You know you’re going to die, so whatƵapp the plan?

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 16 Dec 2012 07:08:08 -0500