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
JUSTTHENEWS (Greg Piper) - Nuns sue New York for requiring them to share 'benefits' of suicide with patients, as DOJ watches
Medical Aid in Dying Act goes even further than assisted suicide regimes on West Coast, Australia and New Zealand, drastically limits exemptions, could require medical professionals to falsify death certificates, nuns tell court.
NYTIMES (Stephen Castle) - In Britain, 7 Unelected Lords Are Helping to Block an Assisted Dying Bill
A small group in the House of Lords has proposed hundreds of amendments that are helping stymie a bill that was meant to legalize medically assisted death for the terminally ill.
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 (Natalie Sandoval) - Doctors Pressured Son To Commit Suicide, Family Alleges In Mission To Stop Euthanasia Project
Support for euthanasia has skyrocketed