Coalition warns against assisted suicide

Archdiocese's newest building fills up twice for public seminar on euthanasia

Palliative care expert Margaret Cottle said if Belgium's statistics applied in Canada, assisted suicide would be the fourth leading cause of death. Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.

Assisted suicide was the hot topic that drew hundreds to the first public event at the archdiocese's new headquarters. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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