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Australia’s bishops have published a guide for pastors and other faith ministers to help them provide “spiritual support” to those who may be considering assisted suicide.
In Australia, all six of the country’s states currently allow assisted suicide, or “voluntary assisted dying.”
A document released last year by the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ACBC), “To Witness and to Accompany with Christian Hope,” was meant as “a service to those who are called to attend to the spiritual and pastoral needs of patients who access or seek to access services that are designed to terminate a person’s life,” the manual says.
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In Australia, all six of the country’s states currently allow assisted suicide, or “voluntary assisted dying.”
A document released last year by the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ACBC), “To Witness and to Accompany with Christian Hope,” was meant as “a service to those who are called to attend to the spiritual and pastoral needs of patients who access or seek to access services that are designed to terminate a person’s life,” the manual says.
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Australian bishops release companion guide on assisted suicide
In Australia, all six of the country’s states currently allow assisted suicide, or “voluntary assisted dying.”