The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:34:28 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb British baby Charlie Gard dies in hospice care /home/international/item/25825-british-baby-charlie-gard-dies-in-hospice-care /home/international/item/25825-british-baby-charlie-gard-dies-in-hospice-care

MANCHESTER, England – Charlie Gard, the British baby whose legal battle caught the attention of the world, died July 28, just over a week before his first birthday, his family announced.

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International Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:41:00 -0400
Pope, others pray as parents of Charlie Gard end legal struggle for help /home/international/item/25776-pope-prays-for-ill-baby-charlie-gard-and-parents /home/international/item/25776-pope-prays-for-ill-baby-charlie-gard-and-parents

MANCHESTER, England – Pope Francis is praying for the parents of Charlie Gard after a U.S. doctor told them nothing could be done to help their son.

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International Mon, 24 Jul 2017 15:52:41 -0400
London hospital seeks another hearing in Charlie Gard case /home/international/item/25648-london-hospital-seeks-another-hearing-in-charlie-gard-case /home/international/item/25648-london-hospital-seeks-another-hearing-in-charlie-gard-case

LONDON, England – Great Ormond Street Hospital in London is applying for a new hearing with the high court after new evidence suggests the critically ill baby could benefit from an experimental treatment.

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cna-ewtn@catholicregister.org (CNA/EWTN News) International Mon, 10 Jul 2017 09:05:00 -0400
Recent polls point to Canadians demanding better palliative care /item/23685-recent-polls-point-to-canadians-demanding-better-palliative-care /item/23685-recent-polls-point-to-canadians-demanding-better-palliative-care

If thereöÏÓãÊÓƵapp anything that unites Canadians, itöÏÓãÊÓƵapp their overwhelming support for something very few of us have.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Sat, 26 Nov 2016 17:00:00 -0500
Washington D.C. City Council approves assisted suicide measure in second vote /home/international/item/23606-washington-d-c-city-council-approves-assisted-suicide-measure-in-second-vote /home/international/item/23606-washington-d-c-city-council-approves-assisted-suicide-measure-in-second-vote

WASHINGTON – The District of Columbia City Council Nov. 15 approved a bill allowing doctors to prescribe lethal medications to terminally ill patients who want to end their lives.

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International Wed, 16 Nov 2016 13:20:00 -0500
In initial vote, majority of D.C. Council supports assisted suicide bill /home/international/item/23493-in-initial-vote-majority-of-d-c-council-supports-assisted-suicide-bill /home/international/item/23493-in-initial-vote-majority-of-d-c-council-supports-assisted-suicide-bill

WASHINGTON – The District of Columbia City Council Nov. 1 moved one step closer to allowing doctors to prescribe lethal medications to terminally ill patients who want to end their lives.

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International Thu, 03 Nov 2016 12:21:12 -0400
California bill would legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill /home/international/item/19644-california-bill-would-legalize-assisted-suicide-for-terminally-ill /home/international/item/19644-california-bill-would-legalize-assisted-suicide-for-terminally-ill

SAN FRANCISCO - California legislators have introduced assisted suicide legislation modeled on Oregon's assisted suicide law, energized by the heartbreaking story of Brittany Maynard, a young woman with brain cancer, who moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to Oregon to end her own life Nov. 1.

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International Mon, 02 Feb 2015 20:00:00 -0500
Medical association takes the debate on end-of-life care across Canada /item/18064-medical-association-takes-the-debate-on-end-of-life-care-across-canada /item/18064-medical-association-takes-the-debate-on-end-of-life-care-across-canada

Doctors don’t think Canada should mess with the rules that govern how they care for the terminally ill without a serious national debate. Therefore the Canadian Medical Association has been sponsoring town hall meetings across Canada.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 01 May 2014 20:00:00 -0400