Assisted suicide, the note from the Pontifical Academy for Life

The Pontifical Academy for Life led by Msgr. Vincenzo Paglia intervenes after the opinion of the Ethics Committee on the case of ‘Mario’, a quadriplegic. “The matter of end-of-life decisions constitutes a delicate and controversial terrain – Pav said in a note -. The most convincing way seems to us to be that of an accompaniment that takes on the set of multiple personal needs in these very difficult circumstances”. “It is the logic of palliative care – writes Pav – which also contemplates the possibility of suspending all treatments that are considered disproportionate by the patient, in the relationship that is established with the treating team”.