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The month of a November has become a time of darkness and confusion for me.

]]> clewis@catholicregister.org (Charles Lewis) Charles Lewis Wed, 17 Nov 2021 10:02:14 -0500 Pandemic putting ethics to the test /item/31350-pandemic-putting-ethics-to-the-test /item/31350-pandemic-putting-ethics-to-the-test

In a crisis, hard decisions have to be made.

When there aren’t enough ventilators or Intensive Care Unit beds for everyone who needs one, itƵapp left to medical ethicists to provide guidance to clinicians faced with dire decisions about who lives and who dies.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 29 Mar 2020 14:00:00 -0400 Priest waits and prays for liver donor /home/international/item/31113-priest-waits-and-prays-for-liver-donor /home/international/item/31113-priest-waits-and-prays-for-liver-donor

WASHINGTON -- Fr. John Mack, a priest of the Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y., needs a liver transplant — from a living donor.

]]> International Fri, 07 Feb 2020 09:59:44 -0500 Common good requires culture of care, Pope Francis tells doctors /faith/item/30304-common-good-requires-culture-of-care-pope-francis-tells-doctors /faith/item/30304-common-good-requires-culture-of-care-pope-francis-tells-doctors

VATICAN CITY -- With so many changes and huge technological advancements in the field of medicine, health care must always be at the service of the whole individual, including a supportive relationship between patient and medical professionals, Pope Francis said.

]]> Faith Fri, 20 Sep 2019 13:42:50 -0400 Despite challenges, fight against assisted suicide goes on /features/call-to-service/item/22132-despite-challenges-fight-against-assisted-suicide-goes-on /features/call-to-service/item/22132-despite-challenges-fight-against-assisted-suicide-goes-on

MONTREAL – When QuebecƵapp doctors were blindsided by their professional association and its support for assisted suicide, Dr. Catherine Ferrier knew she had to spring into action.
“We didn’t see it coming. We knew it was out there but it was on the margins. Three-quarters of the population was against medically assisted suicide. The legislation kept dying” every time a politician would introduce a motion in favour of assisted suicide, said Ferrier, who has been one of the leaders in the fight against medical aid in dying for the past seven years.

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