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Assisted Suicide
In the 1990s, assisted suicide and euthanasia were among evangelicals’ top social concerns. Michigan’s Dr. Jack Kevorkian participated in more than three dozen assisted suicides, the state of Oregon passed its Death with Dignity Act in 1994, and several other states considered similar measures. The Supreme Court upheld Oregon’s law in 2006. The issue may not attract as much political heat as it once did, but its implications loom large for every family with aging or ailing members.
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New York Legalized Assisted Suicide. What’s Next?
A conversation with physician and ethicist Lydia Dugdale.
Public Theology Project
When Christians Contemplate Assisted Suicide
Answering a reader’s tragic question requires more than a sound theology of hell.
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CRC Helps Pastors Minister Where Assisted Suicide Is Legal
The Reformed denomination “deplores” the legalization of the practice and offers recommendations for caring for the dying.
O Death, Where Is Your Pod?
A controversial Swiss device advertises a quick and painless death. The cross shows us another way.
Bryan Johnson Is Going to Die
Stewarding our bodies is different from trying to control them.
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Irish Evangelicals Stand Against Growing Approval for Assisted Dying
With the UK making moves to legalize the practice, Protestant and Catholic leaders reiterate a pro-life defense for the vulnerable.
Why Christians Oppose Euthanasia
The immorality of killing the old and ill has never been in question for Christians. Nor is our duty to care for those the world devalues.
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UK Christians Lament Landmark Vote to Legalize Assisted Dying
Pro-life faith leaders say Parliament’s proposed bill fails to protect the vulnerable and fear it will “create more suffering and chaos.”
All Saints Die
Our yearly reminder for Christians neither to run from nor to leap toward death, but to learn the art of dying well.
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Evangelicals Struggle to Preach Life in the Top Country for Assisted Death
Canadian pastors are lagging behind a national push to expand MAID to those with disabilities and mental health conditions.