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Pope Leo voices alarm on assisted dying laws in France
Leo said assisted dying laws can pressure vulnerable people and urged respect for life, as France’s new measure allows lethal medication for adults with incurable illnesses.
- On Friday, Pope Leo reiterated the Catholic Church's opposition to assisted dying initiatives during an address at the Elysee Palace in Paris before French President Emmanuel Macron and other officials.
- France created a legal right to die two months ago, following years of intense national debate over the measure that allows patients with incurable illnesses to request lethal assistance.
- Pope Leo criticized what he termed "profit-driven ventures," warning that "science and technology" risk becoming means for "genetic manipulation, surrogacy, the trade in human organs or the possibility of arranging one's own death."
- Broad public support for the measure exists in France, though the Catholic Church and some medical professionals argued that legalizing assisted dying could pressure vulnerable individuals seeking autonomy at life's end.
- Assisted dying is already permitted in several European countries, illustrating divergence between the Catholic Church's stance on the "right to life" and various international legal frameworks permitting end-of-life choice.
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At Lourdes, a refuge for the ill, Pope Leo stands against assisted dying laws
At a shrine where the sick and disabled are prioritized, Pope Leo XIV said human frailty can never diminish a person's dignity, bringing one of the central messages of his visit to France, where the government recently legalized assisted dying.
The Pope's speech in Lourdes has found an echo well beyond the political debate on the end of life. For pilgrims, it is first of all a word addressed to the... The article "It is impossible to consider as normal to give death": in Lourdes, the firm message of Leo XIV on the end of life appeared first on Current Values.
·Paris, France
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Pope Leo calls out ‘false compassion’ of medically assisted suicide during French hospital visit
Pope Leo XIV condemned the "false compassion" of medically assisted suicide during a visit to healthcare facilities in Lourdes, France.
·New York, United States
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