Why Should Illinois Medical Laws Be Expected to Fall in Line with Catholic Doctrine?
- The assisted dying bill, proposing end-of-life choices for the terminally ill, faces a key vote in the UK Commons on June 13 and 20, 2025.
- This bill returned to the Commons for its Report Stage after a majority passed it by 55 votes, though some initial supporters now plan to oppose or abstain.
- Campaigners launched a letter-writing effort targeting Lords to counter division among MPs, while opposition from cabinet figures and a poll showed 42% of MPs against the bill.
- In France, a separate assisted dying bill sets five conditions for eligibility, received 305 in favor and 199 against in the National Assembly, and awaits a Senate decision this autumn.
- The bill's progress reflects deep societal divisions, with concerns about ethical implications, potential abuse, and the challenge of aligning law with existing healthcare and religious values.
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Why should Illinois medical laws be expected to fall in line with Catholic doctrine?
What? The Illinois Legislature is out of session? Already? And here I want them to consider my Respect the Dead Act, requiring all male residents whose parent has died within the past 30 days to show up at a synagogue and recite the Mourner's Kaddish.Not familiar? You'll have to be, if my law passes. "Yitgadal v’yitkadash sh’mei raba b’alma di-v’ra ..." Or for those who don't understand Aramaic, which is everybody: "Glorified and sanctified be G…
Pro-Assisted Dying Campaigners Launch Lords Letter-Writing Campaign
Kim Leadbeater’s Assisted Dying Bill returns to the Commons on 13 June for its Report Stage, where further amendments will be considered ahead of its Third Reading, scheduled for 20 June. Although the Bill passed its Second Reading with a majority of 55, its future is far from certain – with sources saying the next vote is on a “knife-edge.[…] Read the rest
Illinois Senate adjourns without calling pro-assisted suicide bill to vote
The Illinois Senate adjourned May 31 without calling for a vote on a bill to legalize assisted suicide in the state, bringing the legislation’s momentum to… The post Illinois Senate adjourns without calling pro-assisted suicide bill to vote appeared first on CatholicVote org.


Illinois Bill to Legalize Assisted Suicide Fails in State Legislature
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On Tuesday, May 27, the assembly voted for the "end of life" law. Behind these very clean and presentable words, what is hidden is a law that legalizes euthanasia. Text of the Samba 93 These words, they are there to make us believe in the image of the peaceful end of people condemned in the short term by an incurable disease. In short, the choice between an imminent death, and an imminent death but without pain. An unpredictable blow of fate, wh…
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