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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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The Reformed denomination “deplores” the legalization of the practice and offers recommendations for caring for the dying.
A controversial Swiss device advertises a quick and painless death. The cross shows us another way.
Stewarding our bodies is different from trying to control them.
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With the UK making moves to legalize the practice, Protestant and Catholic leaders reiterate a pro-life defense for the vulnerable.
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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Pro-life faith leaders say Parliament’s proposed bill fails to protect the vulnerable and fear it will “create more suffering and chaos.”
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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Canadian pastors are lagging behind a national push to expand MAID to those with disabilities and mental health conditions.
As a Christian physician, opposing medically assisted suicide wasn’t enough. I needed to understand why people decide to die.
It’s not necessary to condone her exhortations to curse God. But we should seek to understand them.