After a year of studying, conversation, theological reflection and discernment, the Anglican Church of Canada has produced a report on Canada\u2019s recent law permitting state sponsored assisted suicide. The report boldly proclaims that it is a reality \u2013 it is actually happening. Really! It is!<\/p>\n
The ACoC is neither for nor against euthanasia because it doesn\u2019t want to upset anyone; upsetting people is reserved for same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n
From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n In a nod to changing times, the Anglican Church of Canada\u2019s latest report on physician-assisted dying, rather than opposing the practice, recognizes it as a reality. The report offers reflections and resources around assisted dying and related issues, such as palliative care.<\/p>\n [\u2026.]<\/p>\n In a statement accompanying its release, Primate Fred Hiltz acknowledged that everyone would like the fact that the argued neither against nor in favour physician-assisted dying. \u201cA report like this is not going to please everybody because it doesn\u2019t give a direct answer, and that will frustrate some people,\u201d Hiltz said. \u201cBut…to give a direct answer is, in fact, to alienate people over very sensitive and complex issue.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The article goes on to note that the law ‘<\/em>allows assisted dying only to those<\/em> who are either near death or whose death<\/em> is \u201creasonably foreseeable.\u201d’<\/em> The Anglican Church of Canada itself falls into that category and, I understand, will soon request to be put out of its misery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After a year of studying, conversation, theological reflection and discernment, the Anglican Church of Canada has produced a report on Canada\u2019s recent law permitting state sponsored assisted suicide. The report boldly proclaims that it is a reality \u2013 it is … Continue reading