NYTIMES (Emma Goldberg and Erin Schaff) - The Start-Up That Helps People Die
Medical aid in dying is now legal in New York. A team of clinical professionals decided to create a practice to help their clients die on their own terms.
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Catholic nuns challenge New York's assisted suicide law in federal court, citing religious liberty
A coalition of Catholic religious orders and healthcare providers is suing New York to block an assisted suicide law they say forces nuns to counsel dying patients about ending their lives, and the Department of Justice just signaled it's paying attention. The lawsuit, filed by the religious liberty law firm Becket on behalf of more […] The post Catholic nuns challenge New York's assisted suicide law in federal court, citing religious liberty appeared first on American Almanac .
A coalition of Catholic religious orders and healthcare providers is suing New York to block an assisted suicide law they say forces nuns to counsel dying patients about ending their lives, and the Department of Justice just signaled it's paying attention. The lawsuit, filed by the religious liberty law firm Becket on behalf of more than a dozen Catholic plaintiffs, targets New York's Medical Aid in Dying Act before it takes effect on August 5, 2026. The plaintiffs include four religious orders, the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm, the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, the Missionary Sisters of St. Benedict, the Little Sisters of the Poor, along with the Diocese of Rockville Centre, Bishop John Barres, and Catholic Health, which…Open
DAILYCALLER (Arianna Hooker) - Here Are 5 Major Court Cases That Shaped The Debate Over Assisted Suicide
Assisted-Suicide Debate
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Theodore Dalrymple) - Fighting the Law
An enterprising assisted-suicide practitioner’s great sin: skipping the bureaucracy. The post Fighting the Law appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag Fighting the Law An enterprising assisted-suicide practitioner’s great sin: skipping the bureaucracy. TakiMag (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) There is a certain irony, not to say hypocrisy, in the fact that a man called Kenneth Law, with a history of various occupations, should have been tried in Canada on a charge of having assisted 14 suicides (though he assisted many more, over 70 in England and Wales alone). For Canada is one of the great proponents and practitioners of that enlightened practice. For example, one in 12 deaths in Quebec is now by assisted suicide. …Open
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Matt Walsh condemns medically assisted suicide after Spain's Castillo case | RISING
If you or someone you know is struggling, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org. A 25-year-old woman in Spain died by euthanasia last week, sparking debate about the government's role in assisted suicide. About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most…
THEFEDERALIST (Robert Clarke) - Around The World, Assisted Suicide Laws Are Losing Support
Last week, Scotland resolutely rejected assisted suicide. Alberta announced major new legislation to protect individuals from the practice.
NEWSCATS (Diana Zapata) - Scotland Says No to Assisted Dying, Affirms Commitment to Life and Care
Citizens protest ‘assisted dying’ law in Britain. Published March 18, 2025 In a landmark decision that has reignited global debate, lawmakers in Scotland have voted down a proposed bill to legalize assisted dying, reaffirming a [...]
DAILYCALLER (John Loftus) - Gavin Newsom Admits The Bitter Truth About Assisted Suicide After Watching His Mother Kill Herself
'It was horrible'
WASHINGTONPOST (Maeve Reston) - Gavin Newsom sat by his mother during her assisted suicide, and came to terms with anger and grief
The governor and potential presidential candidate spoke about his mother’s controversial decision to end her life and the impact it had on his political beliefs.