With assisted suicide officially becoming legal across New York on Aug. 5, the state’s Catholic bishops are calling for prayers, noting that “our elected officials have turned the notion of ‘death with dignity’ on its head.”
Assisted Suicide in Canada
‘Care — Not Suicide’: Catholics Push Back on New York MAID Law
New York state’s Medical Aid in Dying Act goes into effect on Aug. 5, making it the 13th U.S. state, along with the District of Columbia, to authorize physician-assisted suicide.
Shortened Assisted Suicide Wait Times in Canada Alarm Pro-Life Advocates in the United States
A report from the Ontario MAiD Death Review Committee noted that in 2023, 65 people in Ontario died on the same day they asked to die legally, and 154 died on the days following their requests