{"id":7864,"date":"2017-01-19T18:08:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T02:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7864"},"modified":"2018-03-06T20:16:46","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T04:16:46","slug":"pastoral-document-may-allow-those-opting-for-assisted-dying-sacraments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7864","title":{"rendered":"Pastoral document may allow those opting for assisted dying sacraments"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Atlantic bishops&#8217; assisted-suicide document may impact conscience rights say some observers<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>BC Catholic<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"author\">Deborah Gypaong<\/p>\n<p>Critics of the Atlantic bishops&#8217; new pastoral\u00a0document on assisted dying say it could open the way in some cases to reception of the sacraments for those who decide to end their lives.<\/p>\n<p>The Atlantic Episcopal Assembly (AEA) document stresses compassionate accompaniment for those contemplating euthanasia or assisted suicide, but it may ultimately weaken conscience rights for Catholic health-care workers and Catholic institutions, say some observers. . . .[<a href=\"http:\/\/bcc.rcav.org\/canadian\/6811-pastoral-document-may-allow-those-opting-for-assisted-dying-sacraments\">Full text<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlantic bishops&#8217; assisted-suicide document may impact conscience rights say some observers BC Catholic Deborah Gypaong Critics of the Atlantic bishops&#8217; new pastoral\u00a0document on assisted dying say it could open the way in some cases to reception of the sacraments for those who decide to end their lives. The Atlantic Episcopal Assembly (AEA) document stresses compassionate &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7864\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Pastoral document may allow those opting for assisted dying sacraments&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5432,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,32,643,162,9,295],"tags":[3886,3235,2303],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-7864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-assisted-suicide","category-canada","category-christianity-catholicism","category-euthanasia","category-news","category-religious-freedom","tag-christian-medical-and-dental-association-canada","tag-coalition-for-healthcare-and-conscience-canada","tag-larry-worthen"],"yoast_head":"\r\n<title>Pastoral document may allow those opting for assisted dying sacraments - Protection of Conscience Project News<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7864\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pastoral document may allow those opting for assisted dying sacraments - Protection of Conscience Project News\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Atlantic bishops&#8217; assisted-suicide document may impact conscience rights say some observers BC Catholic Deborah Gypaong Critics of the Atlantic bishops&#8217; new pastoral\u00a0document on assisted dying say it could open the way in some cases to reception of the sacraments for those who decide to end their lives. 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