French bishops decry vote legalizing 'assisted dying' as 'turning point' in nation's history
France’s bishops are strongly criticizing a “radical choice” made by French lawmakers to legalize “assisted dying.” A watershed vote by the National Assembly July 15 legalized assisted dying, including euthanasia and assisted suicide in certain cases. Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille and president of the bishops’ conference, lamented that “members of parliament have enshrined in…
