Euthanasia

MAiD for mental illness still not registering with Canadians, MP Jansen says

Quinton Amundson · August 24, 2026

Conservative MP Tamara Jansen has learned that many Canadians remain unaware of the scheduled March 17, 2027, expansion of euthanasia access to individuals solely experiencing mental illness and a joint parliamentary committee’s recommendation to hit pause indefinitely.

National MAiD watchdog needed as provincial oversight failures mount, critic says

Terry O'Neill · August 5, 2026

The failure of provincial health authorities to enforce MAiD safeguards has led a leading critic of assisted suicide to call for an independent national watchdog.

Daughter sets mother’s MAiD death straight

Quinton Amundson · August 2, 2026

Alicia Duncan wants the world to know, through her new book, that her late mother, Donna, was, for many years, a woman of “unflinching positivity” and a great deal of fun.

New York Catholics cite Canadian experience in fighting MAiD

Kimberley Heatherington · July 29, 2026

The bright orange and white signs told the story of the protesters holding them outside the United Nations: "We deserve care — not suicide."

Nuns fight law to force assisting in patient suicide

New York passes assisted dying law

Kate Scanlon · July 21, 2026

Four orders of women religious and Catholic health-care ministries sued the state of New York July 17 over a new law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide.

French bishops decry vote legalizing 'assisted dying' as 'turning point' in nation's history

Caroline de Sury · July 16, 2026

France's bishops are strongly criticizing a "radical choice" made by French lawmakers to legalize "assisted dying."

Thousands of errors found in B.C. MAiD cases, internal report shows

Terry O'Neill · July 7, 2026

An internal B.C. government document obtained by Canadian Catholic News through a freedom of information request shows doctors, nurse practitioners and pharmacists in the province made thousands of errors in managing euthanasia in 2024.

Editorial

Shine a light on life

June 26, 2026

As Canadians blow out the candles on our 159th birthday cake, many will also be heaving a huge sigh of relief.

Canadian Physicians for Life response to the Parliament’s Special Joint Committee on MAiD

Catholic Register Staff · June 26, 2026

The response by Canadian Physicians for Life to the landmark report from the Parliament’s Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying.

French bishops launch prayer novena ahead of key 'assisted-dying' vote

Caroline de Sury · June 23, 2026

The bishops of France are urging the faithful to take part in a prayer novena that began June 21, as lawmakers move closer to a pivotal vote on legislation that could permanently legalize "assisted dying" in the country.