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The reality of legalized euthanasia often doesn't correspond to hypothetical debates over the practice, according to a panel of experts convened at The Catholic University of America.
As assisted suicide continues to rise to record levels in some areas of the globe, experts say that the "banality of evil" and expressive individualism are playing a role as governments in the United States, Canada and Europe are pushing the envelope by expanding who can access "medical aid in dying."
WASHINGTON (OSV News) The reality of legalized euthanasia often doesn t correspond to hypothetical debates over the practice, according to a panel of experts convened at The Catholic University of America.
CUA s Institute for Human Ecology hosted a March 28 panel titled What is Euthanasia Doing to the West? examining where so-called medical aid in dying laws have been adopted, and where they have not, and how Catholics can respond to arguments in favor of these practices.
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