Links to Various Articles in the Media

Friday, April 22 2016

Help to die? Careful what you ask for – Lysiane Gagnon, The Globe and Mail, October 9, 2013
Globe and Mail has online poll on assisted suicide
Quebec National Assembly approves euthanasia Bill-52 in principle – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, October 31, 2013
Belgium’s faith leaders: Don’t allow kids to decide on own euthanasia – The Catholic Register, November 13, 2013
Quebec bishops issue call to conscience on euthanasia – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, February 11, 2014
Assisted suicide – what could possibly go wrong? – By Margaret Wente, The Globe and Mail, February 20, 2014
Angus wants to kickstart conversation on a national palliative care plan – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register, February 22, 2014
Euthanasia: When doctors say no – By Martin Patriquin, MACLEAN’S, May 19, 2014
Instead of legalizing euthanasia, try improving Canadian palliative care – By Father Raymond J. De Souza, National Post, May 27, 2014
Fight is on as Quebec’s euthanasia bill passes – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, June 6, 2014
Fatally flawed – By Jane Campbell, The Tablet, June 12, 2014
Euthanasia hurts families – By Derek Miedema, National Post, June 16, 2014
Canadians want better palliative care – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register, June 20, 2014
“Death not a good End but a good Transition” Confronting the Reality of Euthanasia – By Father Thomas Rosica, C.S.B, Salt + Light blog, July 12, 2014
COLF urges Catholics to speak up for physicians’ conscience rights – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, July 28, 2014
Ottawa archbishop among religious urging CPSO not to violate physicians’ conscience rights – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, August 5, 2014
Majority of Canada’s doctors are opposed to euthanasia – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, August 6, 2014
Medical association vows to protect conscience rights – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register, August 27, 2014
Anti-euthanasia groups focus on court challenge – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register, September 2, 2014
Euthanasia opposition needs to be framed in non-religious terms – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, October 15, 2014
Supreme Court’s ruling on assisted suicide two decades ago ‘still good law’ – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, October 16, 2014
CWL wants palliative care strategy – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, October 31, 2014
Pope warns against the ‘false sense of compassion’ in euthanasia – By Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service, November 17, 2014
Emotional, spiritual healing needed at end of life – By Tony Gosgnach, The Catholic Register, November 5, 2014
Where do you draw the line in the case for legalizing euthanasia – By Andrew Coyne, National Post, December 8, 2014
Most Canadians support doctor-assisted suicide, but specifics reveal divisions – By Erika Tucker, Global News, December 17, 2014
Euthanasia is ‘actually killing people’: Worthen – By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Prairie Messenger, December 31, 2014
Saskatoon Congress Day focuses on euthanasia – By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Prairie Messenger, January 7, 2015
Catholics need better spiritual preparation for the end of life – By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register, January 7, 2015
Assisted suicide consultations to start soon – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, May 13, 2015
Canada’s Catholic bishops want in on euthanasia debate – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, May 26, 2015
CCCB president releases Lenten message: Bishop prefers palliative and home care to euthanasia – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, February 12, 2016
NDP MP tables motion on palliative care – By Deborah Gyapong, Prairie Messenger, February 17, 2016
Last rites may be denied to Catholics seeking death, says archbishop – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, February 18, 2016
Next, limit the harm: proposals for Canada’s new euthanasia law – By Margaret Somerville, Blog Careful!, February 19, 2016
From ‘Physician knows best’ to the cult of autonomy: a seismic shift in bioethics – By Grace Stark, MERCATORNET, February 19, 2016
Assisted suicide and salvation – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register, February 20, 2016
Catholic hospitals adamant they won’t kill patients – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register, March 3, 2016
Cardinal’s assisted dying statement heard at Catholic churches across Toronto – CP24, March 6, 2016
Toronto archbishop speaks out on doctor-assisted death – CTV News, March 6, 2016
Archbishop of Toronto speaks out against assisted dying – CBC News, March 6, 2016
Cardinal says Canadians ‘have not thought much’ about doctor-assisted death – The Canadian Press, Toronto Star, March 6, 2016
Cardinal Collins takes a stand against assisted dying – CityNews, March 6, 2016
Toronto Archbishop calls doctor assisted death ‘destructive to society’ – Global News, March 6, 2016
Canada’s largest Catholic archdiocese mobilizing against assisted-dying law – The Globe and Mail, March 6, 2016
Cardinal Thomas Collins on assisted dying – Global News, March 8, 2016
Toronto, Ottawa prelates call faithful to action against euthanasia – Catholic News Service, March 8, 2016
On assisted dying, government should respect the beliefs of religious hospitals – By Barry W. Bussey, National Post, March 8, 2016
Alliance issues Vulnerable Persons’ Standard to advise government on physician-assisted death – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, March 9, 2016
Church in Canada Reiterates: Killing Isn’t Care – ZENIT, March 11, 2016
Cristina Alarcon: How did we shift from kill the pain to kill the patient? – The Province, March 15, 2016
Canadian bishops trying to limit the euthanasia damage – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register, April 1, 2016
Edmonton archbishop says Canada’s assisted suicide law leads to fear of hospitals – By Thandiwe Konguavi, Catholic News Service, April 13, 2016
Palliative care gave patient, family 2 years of peace – By Ramon Gonzalez, Western Catholic Reporter, April 18, 2016
“We don’t play God”: Indigenous communities concerned about doctor-assisted suicide – By Sonja Koenig, CBC News, April 25, 2016
Thornhill parish raises concerns about euthanasia legislation to MP – By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register, April 26, 2016
Pro-life MPs face quandary in dealing with euthanasia and assisted suicide bill – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, April 26, 2016
Society has lost time-honoured art of dying well – By Fr. Darren Dias, The Catholic Register, April 30, 2016
Safeguards to assisted suicide quashed by Liberals – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, May 10, 2016
C-14 ‘fundamentally unjust,’ bishops tell committee – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register and Prairie Messenger, May 11, 2016
When it comes to Bill C-14, time is not on our side – By Peter Kavanagh, The Catholic Register, May 11, 2016
Euthanasia bill a kickstart to examining end-of-life options – By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register, May 14, 2016
Amended C-14 includes nod to conscience protection – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, May 18, 2016
Constitutional lawyers debate limitations of euthanasia bill – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, May 25, 2016
Faith groups seek conscience rights: Archdiocese of Vancouver joins new eight-member coalition – By Agnieszka Krawczynski, The B.C. Catholic, May 27, 2016
Senate committee recommends amendments to euthanasia bill – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, May 27, 2016
Cardinal Lacroix warns of euthanasia dangers – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, May 30, 2016
Quebec Archbishop decries assisted-dying legislation – By Benjamin Shingler, CBC News, May 31, 2016
Support those at risk of euthanasia so they choose to live, says Quebec Cardinal – By Megan Cornwell, The Tablet, May 31, 2016
Quebec Cardinal: There’s No Deadline for Dignity – ZENIT, May 31, 2016
Catholic groups believe conscience rights will be respected on assisted suicide – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register, June 1, 2016
Bill C-14 passes: assisted suicide law now in Senate’s hands – The Catholic Register, June 1, 2016
Hundreds take protest against euthanasia to Parliament Hill – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, June 2, 2016
ARCHBISHOP: Allow doctors to follow their conscience – By the Most Reverend Terrence Prendergast, S.J., Archbishop of Ottawa, Ottawa SUN, June 4, 2016
Third-party option needed to navigate assisted suicide – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register, June 10, 2016
Pope: Euthanasia is triumph of selfishness, not act of compassion – By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service, June 10, 2016
Euthanasia is a path to nowhere, says Cardinal Collins on Bill C-14’s passing – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, June 20, 2016
Cardinal Collins’ Response to Legalization of Euthanasia in Canada – ZENIT, June 21, 2016
Despite assisted suicide legislation, the battle continues – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, June 21, 2016
Religious leaders in Sask. concerned about assisted dying policies – By The Canadian Press, June 21, 2016
Montreal archbishop: ‘Physician-assisted suicide plants seed of death in democracy’ – By Christopher White, CRUX, December 5, 2016
Bishop Simard addresses end-of-life issues at workshop – By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Prairie Messenger, December 14, 2016
Reaffirm Catholic health care in face of euthanasia – By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Prairie Messenger, December 14, 2016
American Psychiatric Association takes historic stand on assisted suicide and euthanasia – By Michael Cook, BioEdge, December 17, 2016
Saskatchewan bishops issue documents related to assisted suicide and euthanasia – By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Prairie Messenger, February 8, 2017
Significant news stories on euthanasia in the past week – see the following links on the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Website:

http://www.bccatholic.ca/component/content/article/1-latest-news/6271-senate-committee-recommends-amendments-to-euthanasia-bill