The New York State Senate has passed a bill that legalizes assisted suicide – Catholic bishops in the state are warning that the Medical Aid In Dying Act is a slippery slope that undermines the sanctity of life.
Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan is expressing his concern as the Church in New York faces a pivotal moment in its fight to protect human dignity.
A priest ministering in the Diocese of Brooklyn is battling cancer and could be offered assisted suicide if that bill is signed into law – he shares what the fight for life means to him.