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Toronto Archbishop Francis Leo told EWTN News this week that Catholics “must keep firm in our faith, proclaiming the gospel of life and a civilization of love” as assisted suicide grows in popularity around the world.
Physician-assisted suicide was legalized in Canada under the “Medical Aid in Dying” (MAID) program in June 2016. In the U.S. assisted suicide is legal in 10 states including Oregon, Washington, and Colorado as well as Washington, D.C.
“It is a travesty, honestly, that euthanasia is going strong,” Leo told EWTN News President and COO Montse Alvarado on “EWTN Pro-Life Weekly” on Thursday.
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Physician-assisted suicide was legalized in Canada under the “Medical Aid in Dying” (MAID) program in June 2016. In the U.S. assisted suicide is legal in 10 states including Oregon, Washington, and Colorado as well as Washington, D.C.
“It is a travesty, honestly, that euthanasia is going strong,” Leo told EWTN News President and COO Montse Alvarado on “EWTN Pro-Life Weekly” on Thursday.
Continued below.
Canadian archbishop on assisted suicide: ‘It is a travesty’
Physician-assisted suicide is the fifth-leading cause of death in Canada.
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