Canada Halts Expansion of Assisted Suicide to People With Mental Illness

Oct 11, 2026 22:13

Canada will not extend its assisted-dying program to people whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness Photo: Getty Images

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France Legalizes Euthanasia: High Alert for Catholic Hospitals That May Be Forced to Kill Patients

The final decision now belongs to the Constitutional Council. The deeper cultural question, however, will remain long after the judges have ruled

Jul 17, 2026 15:32

Covadonga Asturias

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Euthanasia in France: For the third time, the Senate says “no.” Progressives and the French left will pass it in Parliament

Although the Senate has once again rejected the proposal, the legislative momentum now appears to favor its supporters. If the National Assembly grants final approval next week, France would join a growing number of countries that permit some form of medically assisted dying

Jul 10, 2026 13:06

ZENIT Staff

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Anglicans in Canada Normalize Murder Through Official Ritual Liturgies for Euthanasia

The newly released text, entitled Pastoral Liturgies at the Time of Death in Contexts of Medical Assistance in Dying, states that its purpose is not to settle the ethical controversy surrounding assisted death or to argue either for or against the practice

Jul 03, 2026 08:43

ZENIT Staff

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Macron will welcome the Pope amid a euthanasia law that is dividing France and being imposed by force

The latest vote, held on June 30, ended with 295 deputies in favor, 232 against and 35 abstentions, capping years of parliamentary debate that has generated more than 1,800 amendments since the proposal first emerged

Jul 02, 2026 08:43

Covadonga Asturias

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10 Years of Euthanasia in Canada: 27 Deaths a Day… 10,000 a Year. And Now They’re Targeting the Mentally Ill

The next frontier in the debate concerns mental illness. Canada has postponed until 2027 a proposed expansion that would allow access to MAID when mental illness is the sole underlying condition. The proposal has generated concern not only among religious groups but also among disability-rights organizations and international bodies.

Jun 22, 2026 17:11

Tim Daniels

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Beyond the vast crowds and the elaborate security arrangements, its significance may lie in something less measurable: the return of a pastor to a country that helped shape his life, at a moment when its people are looking for reasons to face the future with confidence.

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France Legalizes Euthanasia: High Alert for Catholic Hospitals That May Be Forced to Kill Patients

Euthanasia in France: For the third time, the Senate says “no.” Progressives and the French left will pass it in Parliament

Anglicans in Canada Normalize Murder Through Official Ritual Liturgies for Euthanasia

Macron will welcome the Pope amid a euthanasia law that is dividing France and being imposed by force

10 Years of Euthanasia in Canada: 27 Deaths a Day… 10,000 a Year. And Now They’re Targeting the Mentally Ill