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Family sues over hospital's religious exemption for euthanasia
A patient who requested MAID in a catholic hospital was transferred to another location because the Catholic hospital refused to provide MAiD to the patient. The patient's family is suing British Columbia for violating their daughter’s rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The organization Dying with Dignity was named in the lawsuit, and they released a survey reporting that most British Columbians are in favour of MAiD. Data also showed that the majority support religious healthcare institutions' refusal to administer MAiD.
By: The B.C. Catholic
Missouri abortion ban wasn’t about lawmakers imposing religious beliefs, judge says
Several religious groups filed a case against Missouri enforcing its abortion law because it was said to violate the constitution. They are particularly referring to a section that references God and the right to life. Even though the language appears to be religious, the judge says that belief that life starts at conception isn’t inherently religious. Missouri’s abortion law is that unless there is a medical emergency it is a crime to perform an abortion, with repercussions to women who have these procedures done as well.
By: AP News
Euthanasia's forgotten casuality pallitative care
The article is written from the perspective that MAiD contradicts Catholic values. Euthenasia redefines palliative care, as killing the patient is viewed as different from caring for them. Moreover, accessibility to palliative care must be improved before offering MAiD. The author is especially concerned about the lack of palliative care for children.
By: Catholic Register
Father of Calgary woman starving herself abandons court fight against her MAiD approval
"A woman received approval for MAiD, however her family is fighting this decision because they don’t think she should qualify for MAiD. A judge ordered that her access to MAiD be placed on hold until, the appeal decision is made. During the interim period, she began to starve herself, which led her case to be expedited to June 24th. However, the family has currently dropped the appeal for their daughter’s MAiD approval.”
By: CBC
Pope Francis again uses slur for gay priests in Vatican: Italian media
A month ago, the pope used an offensive word to describe gay priests in the Vatican, and he has since used the slur in a meeting with bishops. He apologized for his statements and said that he did not intend to be offensive. In the meeting, he expresses that the LGBTQ+ community is welcomed to the church but he has reservations about them becoming seminarians.
By: Guiseppe Fonte