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Church Documents and Teachings
- Responses to Certain Questions Concerning Artificial Nutrition and Hydration, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, August 1, 2007 (En Español)
- Commentary on Nutrition and Hydration, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, August 1, 2007 (En Español)
- Address of John Paul II to the Participants in the International Congress on Life-Sustaining Treatments and the Vegetative State, March 20, 2004 (En Español)
- Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, Fourth Edition, NCCB/USCCB, June 15, 2001
- Statement on Euthanasia, USCCB, Administrative Committee, September 12, 1991
- Declaration on Euthanasia , Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, May 5, 1980 (En Español )
- Suicide and Assisted Suicide: The Role of Depression, May 18, 2011
- Q & A on Nutrition and Hydration for Patients in a "Vegetative State", September, 2007
- "Pain Relief Promotion Act of 2000"
- The U.S. Supreme Court's 1997 Decisions on Assisted Suicide, June 13, 1998
- Assisted Suicide: What is at Stake?, May 19, 1998
- DEA and Assisted Suicide, 1998
- Caring for Each Other, Even Unto Death, by Marie T. Hilliard, PhD, 2010 (En Español)
- Assisted Suicide: Death by “Choice”?, by Rita Marker, Esq., 2009 (En Español)
- John Paul II: Dying with Dignity, by Rev. J. Daniel Mindling, O.F.M. Cap., 2005 (En Español)
- Human Dignity in the 'Vegetative' State, by Richard Doerflinger, 2004 (En Español)
- Physician-assisted Suicide: The Wrong Approach to End of Life Care, by F. Michael Gloth, III, M.D., 2003 (En Español)
- Hope for the Journey: Meaningful Support for the Terminally Ill, by Kathy Kalina, RN, CRNH, 2001 (En Español)
- False Freedom and the Culture of Death, by Richard Doerflinger, 2000 (En Español)
- Dying Well, Assisted Suicide, and the Law, by Cathleen Kavney, 1999 (En Español)
- Killing the Pain, Not the Patient, by Richard Doerflinger, 1998
- The Quality of Life: Who's the Judge?, by Richard Doerflinger and Carlos F. Gomez, M.D.,1996
- Nutrition and Hydration: Moral and Pastoral Reflections, USCCB, 1992
- Statement on Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act, NCCB, 1986
- Guidelines for Legislation on Life-Sustaining Treatment, NCCB, 1984
- Hospice for Pets—Suicide for People?, by Mary McClusky, May 13, 2011 (En Español)
- Hope: A Vital Force More Powerful Than Death, by Kimberly Baker, Life Issues Forum, October 29, 2010
- Health Care Reform and a Dispute About Dying, by Richard Doerflinger, August 21, 2009 (En Español)
- The Price of Life, by Mary J, McClusky, Life Issues Forum, August 8, 2008
- Using "States' Rights" to Do Wrong, by Richard Doerflinger, Life Issues Forum, October 7, 2005
- Terri Schiavo and the Echoes of Abortion, by Cathy Cleaver Ruse, Life Issues Forum, March 31, 2005
- Pope's Speech is About Human Dignity, by Richard Doerflinger, Life Issues Forum, April 8, 2004
- The Life You Save May Be Your Own, by Susan E. Wills, Life Issues Forum, February 22, 2008
- Caring for Grandma Helen, by Mary E. Jaminet, Life Issues Forum, February 8, 2008
- Seeing People as God sees Them, by Tom Grenchik, Life Issues Forum, October 5, 2007
- Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General, et al. v. State of Oregon, et al. May 9, 2005 (.pdf format)
- State of Oregon, et al., v. John Ashcroft, September 30, 2002, (from the Office of General Counsel)
- On the Pain Relief Promotion Act, Letter to Senate, Richard M. Doerflinger, November 3, 2000
- Pain Relief Promotion Act, Letter to Senate, Gail Quinn, October 4, 2000
- On Pain Relief Promotion Act of 2000, Testimony to Senate Judiciary Committee, April 25, 2000
- Urgently Needed Legislation on the Pain Relief Promotion Act, Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee, Cardinal Keeler, April 5, 2000
- Urging Senate Support of the Pain Relief Promotion Act, Letter to Senate, Cardinal Keeler, November 5, 1999
- On the Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999, Statement of USCCB, Cardinal Keeler, June 17, 1999
- On Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act, Letter to Congress, Rev. Msgr. Dennis M. Schnurr, June 12, 1998
- U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Assisted Suicide, Statement of USCCB, Cardinal Bernard Law, June 26, 1997
- Ethical, Legal and Social Issues of Assisted Suicide, Testimony to House Commerce Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, Cardinal Bernard Law, March 6, 1997
- The Treatment of Infants Born with Handicapping Conditions, Statement to the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Select Education, Rev. Edward Bryce, October 1982
- Bishops Approve Items on Marriage, Reproductive Technologies, Medically Assisted Nutrition And Hydration, November 18, 2009
- Cardinal Keeler Mourns Tragic Death of Terri Schiavo, March 31, 2005
- In Newsday Op-Ed, Bishops' Official Says Terri Schiavo Deserves Nourishment and Care, March 24, 2005
- Cardinal Keeler Says Terri Schiavo Deserves Basic Care, March 24, 2005
- Bishops' Official Thanks Congress And The President For Giving Terri Schiavo A Chance To Live, March 21, 2005
- Bishops' Official Applauds Justice Department Appeal of Oregon Assisted Suicide Case, November 10, 2004
- Bishps' Official Criticizes 9th Circuit Approval of Assisted Suicide in Oregon, May, 27, 2004
- Comments on Oregon's Third Year of Physician-Assisted Suicide, February 21, 2001
- Statement on Attorney General's Decision on the use of Federally Regulated Drugs for Assisted Suicide, June 5, 1998
- Statement on Oregon's First Physician-Assisted Suicide (1998), March 27, 1998
- Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Rulings on Assisted Suicide, June 26, 1997
- Pro-Life Committee Backs New Rule on Treating Handicapped, April 7, 1983
- Archived News Releases on Assisted Suicide, 1997-2002
Please see our Catalog for our printed resources on Assisted Suicide.
Please see our Catalog for our printed resources on Euthanasia.
Please see our Life at Risk Newsletter (issues from 1998 to 2001) for more information.