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A Canadian flag waves near the Parliament Hill building in Ottawa. (Hank Mika/Shutterstock via EWTN)

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Canada drops plan to allow euthanasia for mental illness

Daniel Payne|Oct 7, 2026|2 Min Read

The Binnenhof in The Hague, Netherlands, houses the meeting place of both houses of the States General as well the office of the prime minister. (Alexandre.Rosa/Shutterstock via EWTN)

First reported euthanasia of child under 12 in Netherlands sparks ethical concerns

EWTN News|Jun 25, 2026|4 Min Read

A woman holds the hand of her mother who is dying from cancer during her final hours at a palliative care hospital in Winnipeg, Canada, July 24, 2010. (OSV News photo/Shaun Best, Reuters)

Canadian bishops denounce 'world's largest euthanasia program' on 10th anniversary

OSV News|Jun 16, 2026|4 Min Read

Noelia Castillo, a 25-year-old Spanish woman who was granted permission by the Catalan government in 2024 to end her life by euthanasia, died March 27, 2026, at a facility in Barcelona where she was administered life-ending medication. (OSV News screenshot/Atresmedia Television)

How we failed Noelia, the woman Spain shouldn’t have killed

Grazie Pozo Christie|Apr 29, 2026|4 Min Read

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New York Catholic bishops issue new guidebook on making end-of-life decisions

Kate Quiñones|Apr 22, 2026|5 Min Read

Noelia Castillo, a 25-year-old Spanish woman who was granted permission by the Catalan government in 2024 to end her life by euthanasia, died March 27, 2026, at a facility in Barcelona where she was administered life-ending medication. (OSV News screenshot/Atresmedia Television)

Spanish bishops, experts say euthanasia for young Noelia a 'social defeat,' 'collective failure'

Junno Arocho Esteves|Mar 27, 2026|5 Min Read

A hospital bed is seen at the palliative care unit of the Clinic Saint-Elisabeth in Marseille, France, May 31, 2024. As Catholics in France get ready for a nationwide prayer and fasting initiative Feb. 20, 2026, in anticipation of the final vote on end-of-life bill, numbers of euthanasia procedures spike around the world. (OSV News photo/Manon Cruz, Reuters)

As France holds day of prayer for people at the end of life, world's euthanasia numbers soar

OSV News|Feb 19, 2026|7 Min Read

A nurse touches the hand of a patient in the palliative care unit of the Clinic Saint-Elisabeth in Marseille, France, May 31, 2024. In an Aug. 13, 2025, statement The Uruguay bishops' conference expressed sadness after the country's lower house of Congress approved a bill decriminalizing euthanasia. (OSV News photo/Manon Cruz, Reuters)

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Uruguay bishops express sadness over euthanasia vote

David Agren|Aug 19, 2025|3 Min Read

Opponents of euthanasia and assisted suicide rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, in 2016 as the Senate began debate on Bill C-41, the doctor-assisted dying bill, which became law. (CNS photo/Art Babych)

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Canada launches ‘national consultation’ on ‘advance requests’ for euthanasia

Daniel Payne|Dec 19, 2024|3 Min Read

India's supreme court building. (Mohit Singh/CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

World

Church hails India Supreme Court for reaffirming ban on euthanasia: ‘Extremely happy’

Anto Akkara|Aug 22, 2024|2 Min Read

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World

As UK debates legalizing assisted suicide, practice increases drastically in Canada

Charles Collins|Aug 13, 2024|4 Min Read

Euthanasia

Pro-life advocates fight against euthanasia expansions across Canada, Australia

Daniel Payne|Feb 21, 2024|5 Min Read

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