The theme of the 2017 Canadian march was "Life We Stand on Guard for Thee."

The Brothers of Charity Group stated that it would allow doctors to perform euthanasia in any of its 15 centers, which provide care to more than 5,000 patients a year, subject to carefully stipulated criteria.

Ontario bishops spoke particularly about concerns that proposed Ontario laws and policies surrounding euthanasia currently offer no real guarantees of the freedom of doctors and nurses to conscientiously object to actively helping a person die.

Assisted suicide is legal in five states and the District of Columbia. Will other states soon join the group?

New Mexico Catholic bishops distanced themselves from Catholic legislators who support abortion and physician-assisted suicide.

Proposals to legalize assisted suicide overlook the proven benefits of mental health counseling for the terminally ill.