CATHOLIC CHURCH

Argentina narrowly rejects abortion bill

Xavier Symons | 11 August 2018 | Comments

tags: abortion, argentina, catholic church, law

The vote means the country will retain its tight restrictions on abortion.

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Bioethicist says conscientious objection may be murder

Xavier Symons | 28 July 2018 | Comments

tags: abortion, catholic church, catholic health care, conscientious objection, law, us

Recent contributions to the literature have been particularly strident.

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Macron encourages French bishops to speak out on bioethics

Xavier Symons | 14 April 2018 | Comments

tags: catholic church, euthanasia, france, ivf

Society needs to be reminded of the transcendent.

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Six decades of struggle over The Pill

Xavier Symons | 10 June 2017 | Comments

tags: birth control, catholic church, contraception, the pill

In mid-1957 the US Food and Drug Administration approved the drug Enovid, later known as The Pill.

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Head of Belgian order explains shock move on euthanasia

Rene Stockman | 06 May 2017 | Comments

tags: belgium, catholic church, euthanasia

Brother Rene Stockman is devastated by news that Catholic psychiatric hospitals will offer euthanasia

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Belgian Catholic psychiatric hospitals ‘adjust’ their view of euthanasia

Michael Cook | 29 April 2017 | Comments

tags: belgium, catholic church, euthanasia

From now on it will be difficult to find a psychiatric hospital where euthanasia is not offered

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Catholic healthcare in Colorado may clash with new assisted suicide law

Michael Cook | 21 January 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, catholic church, colorado

Two systems have refused to cooperate

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New euthanasia lobby group launched in Australia

Xavier Symons | 12 August 2016 | Comments

tags: australia, catholic church, euthanasia

Andrew Denton has launched a new campaign for assisted dying in Australia.