Pope Leo XIV landed Nov. 6 in Uruguay, Latin America’s most secular country, and used his first address to challenge the nation’s political leadership on abortion, euthanasia and a suicide rate that remains among the highest in the Americas.
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NY Archbishop, Archdiocese, Healthcare Ministry Join in Suit Over State’s Assisted Suicide Law
New York Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks, the Archdiocese of New York and ArchCare Catholic healthcare ministry joined four orders of nuns and other ministries in a lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York in Albany, challenging the state’s Medical Aid in Dying Act, which took effect Aug. 5.
Judge Shields More Catholic Health Providers as Illinois Assisted Suicide Law Takes Effect
A federal judge on Sept. 11 temporarily blocked Illinois from enforcing the state’s physician-assisted suicide law, which permits physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide, against Catholic entities that challenged it in court.
NY Bishops Call For Prayers as MAID Takes Effect
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.”
Court Shields Women Religious From New York Assisted Suicide Law
A federal judge July 30 temporarily shielded four orders of women religious and Catholic healthcare ministries from enforcement of a New York state law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide.
‘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.
New York Catholic Sisters File Lawsuit Against Assisted Suicide
Catholic nuns and health care ministries have filed a federal lawsuit challenging New York’s assisted suicide law.
Bishops Praise Virginia Legislature For Halting Assisted Suicide Bill
Two Virginia bishops are hailing the halt of legislation that would have legalized assisted suicide in that state.
Gov. Hochul Signs Assisted Suicide Measure Into New York State Law
New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul Feb. 6 made good on her promise that early this year she would sign a bill into law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide.
Bishop Robert Brennan Among NYC Vigil Attendees Urging Governor Hochul to Veto Assisted Suicide Bill
As temperatures slid into the 20s, a candlelight vigil formed Dec. 4 outside of the Manhattan office of Gov. Kathy Hochul, with participants urging her not to sign a bill that would legalize assisted suicide in New York.