Catholic Bishops to Vote on Document Opposing Assisted Suicide

[_Abyssinia]

The nation’s Catholic bishops are expected to debate and vote on a new document later this month that would renew their opposition to the practice of assisted suicide at a time when activists are trying to expand it.

With the states of Oregon and Washington having legalized the practice and euthanasia supporters trying to do the same in Montana, the bishops have announced they will debate and vote on a document on assisted suicide at their Spring General Assembly taking place June 15-17 in Seattle. The document, To Live Each Day with Dignity, will be the first statement on assisted suicide by the full body of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), but the Catholic Church has long opposed the practice.

The head of the pro-life outreach of the Catholic bishops says the statement is needed because assisted suicide proponents are taking the practice to other states — though a coalition of doctors, pro-life advocates, Catholic officials and disability rights advocates have held them at bay in states like California, Hawaii and Vermont.

lifenews.com/2011/06/01/catholic-bishops-to-vote-on-document-opposing-assisted-suicide/

 

[franny50]

Life is precious at all stages.Assisted suicide should never be supported.It is a form of active euthanasia.There are palliative treatments to assist the dying.We have no right to end our lives before God calls us.

 

[Joe_5859]

There’s another thread on this one already:

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?p=7938541

 

[Robertanthony]

Why every time I hear someone mention “euthanasia” or “assisted suicide”, the word “dignity” always comes up? It reeks of propaganda.

 

[JackVk]

Why every time I hear someone mention “euthanasia” or “assisted suicide”, the word “dignity” always comes up? It reeks of propaganda.

That’s because the arguments from the anti-life camp is all rhetoric and semantics, no logic or facts.