null / Credit: HQuality/ShutterstockAnn Arbor, Michigan, Jun 14, 2024 / 15:30 pm (CNA).The European Court of Human Rights on June 13 ruled in favor of Hungary s right to uphold its laws prohibiting assisted suicide, thus affirming the laws of 46 countries of the Council of Europe that protect human life.The Council of Europe is the broadest coalition in Europe and is larger than the 26-member European Union. The United Kingdom is a member of the European Council, for example, but is not a member of the European Union.ADF International, a global alliance of law firms defending human life, intervened in the case Karsai v. Hungary, arguing that Hungary s prohibition of assisted suicide should be upheld because Hungary is a signatory of the European Convention on Human Rights, which upholds the right to life. ADF argued that while states have an obligation to protect the right to life, there is no right to die.Jean-Paul Van De Walle, an attorney for ADF, said: "Instead of abandonin.
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HQuality/Shutterstock.London, England, May 24, 2023 / 10:00 am (CNA).Catholic bishops in the U.K. have joined forces with other faith leaders to oppose legislation that would introduce "assisted dying" as part of end-of-life care.While the Catholic bishops of England and Wales have submitted written evidence to Westminster s Health and Social Care Select Committee Inquiry into Assisted Dying, Scottish bishops issued a statement on Thursday, May 18, with other religious leaders opposing a separate bill that is due to be debated at Holyrood, Scotland.The bill, which is being considered by Holyrood, is sponsored by Member of Scottish Parliament Liam McArthur and would introduce assisted suicide for terminally ill people if ratified by the Scottish Parliament.The joint statement from faith leaders in Scotland warns that assisted dying "undermines the dignity of the human person, and to allow it would mean that our society as a whole loses its common humanity."They conti
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