Faithful Citizenship
Office of family life office of social concerns
Physician Assisted Suicide
13 States Have Legalized Physician Assisted Suicide
7 States Currently Have It On the Ballot
Recently Ilinois and New York legalized Physician Assisted Suicide. Proponents have now focused their efforts on adding Minnesota to that list. For the past 11 years, Minnesota has blocked the passage of an Assisted Suicide Bill. We ask for your sustained effort for the 12th year. Say no to:
SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS
NO mental health evaluation required
NO witness required
NO way to predict an accurate prognosis
NO safeguards for people with disabilities
NO doctor or nurse must be present
NO family notification required
NO safeguards against elder abuse
NO conscience protection for doctors
Denigrates the “standard of care” that doctors are expected to provide
“We have real choices at the end of life, as well as effective ways of preventing suffering, such as palliative care… We respectfully urge faithful Catholics to act in defense of life and for better care at the end of life for all Minnesotans.” (2024 Statement from the Minnesota Bishops)
More information is available at the Minnesota Catholic Conference website.
Contact the Offices of Family Life or Social Concerns for more information.
Sr. Candace Fier, ISSM
Director of Family Life
cfier@dnu.org
(507) 233-5328
Dcn. Tim Dolan
Assistant Director of Social Concerns
tdolan@dnu.org
(507) 233-5326
Tami Behnke
Director of Social Concerns
marshtami@dnu.org
(866) 670-5163
