Life

Déjà vu: Irish bishops fight rearguard action as Ireland follows assisted suicide trajectory in England, Wales

the republic of ireland just had an election; its legislature is already considering assisted suicide; the irish bishops are raising their v...
The Catholic Herald

Housemaster, monk and friend: Fr Edward Corbould OSB, 1932-2024

dom edward corbould died on 6 november at the age of 92. for three and a half decades of his long life he was housemaster of st edward’s hou...
The Catholic Herald

Assisted suicide vote: how did our society get to this point?

lord sumption, in a glancingly thoughtful article on the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill, told readers of  the times  tha...
Anthony McCarthy

'One of the greatest betrayals of the vulnerable in society in recent history": can the assisted suicide Bill be stopped?

on friday, 29 november 2024, mps in the united kingdom voted in favour of the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill. it is difficult to k...
Thomas Edwards

Beef in Guinness: it saves on the wine and still offers comfort as autumn turns to winter

as autumn hands over to winter, the beauty of stew is that it is versatile and involves virtually no last-minute effort. it is economical en...
Cornelia van der Poll

What sort of government votes to let doctors kill with impunity?

yesterday a majority of mps at westminster voted in favour of the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill, which is to say that the uk parl...
Gavin Ashenden

Parliament's vote on how life ends is momentous: if the moral line is crossed there's no going back

as the uk parliament approaches the momentous vote on assisted suicide tomorrow, it is worth taking stock of the arguments. because the argu...
Philip Booth

Assisted suicide deaths worldwide surpass 30,000 a year

doctors intervened to assist more than 30,000 people to die last year around the world, marking a record high for cases of assisted sui...
The Catholic Herald

Three more ex-prime ministers oppose assisted suicide Bill

Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Theresa May have all expressed their opposition to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
Thomas Edwards

'Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil': Former Attorney-General in Victoria, Australia, on how assisted suicide legislation really works

the honourable robert clark is a former attorney-general in victoria, australia. he has deep knowledge of the victorian government’s volunta...
Anthony McCarthy