Suicide is a Sin - why can't we say so?

As of Monday, Members are considering two texts related to the end of life. Here are the definitions of the main concepts that will be discussed.

Suicide is a Sin - why can't we say so?

It might just be me, but amongst all the myriad and somewhat valid objections raised, including by Christians, to "Assisted Dying" (read "Doctors Killing Patients" or "Doctors Helping Patients to Kill Themselves"), I haven't really seen the most important, indeed the all-decisive, one.Assisted Suicide isn't wrong because it's a slippery slope - though it is that, and that is bad.Assisted Suicide isn't wrong because it lacks safeguards - though i…

This Monday, MPs will begin examining two bills on end-of-life care. While palliative care achieved consensus in committee, active assistance in dying continues to be a divisive issue.

This Monday, MPs will begin examining two bills on end-of-life care. While palliative care achieved consensus in committee, active assistance in dying continues to be a divisive issue.

The texts on palliative care and the end of life will be discussed in a public session in the National Assembly from this Monday, and many observers are concerned about the effects of this text on people with disabilities. How can such concerns be explained?

In this report, we present the experiences of people who cared for their loved ones at the end of their lives: they share with us their fears, decisions, feelings, and experiences.