Declaration on Euthanasia
      Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith 1980 declaration on euthanasia.
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Euthanasia and the Catechism of the Catholic Church
      Article 5 of the Catechism, on the Fifth Commandment, sections 2258 to 2283, has information on the sanctity of human life and the issue of euthanasia (click "next" to access the sections).
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Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life)
      Pope John Paul II's 1995 Encyclical Letter on the Gospel of Life, sections 64 to 67 with special emphasis.
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March 20, 2004, Address of Pope John Paul II on Life Sustaining Treatment
      Address of John Paul II to the participants in the International Congress on life-sustaining treatments and the vegetative state.
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Responses to Certain Questions Concerning Artificial Nutrition and Hydration
      Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, August 1, 2007, responses to certain questions regarding artificial hydration and nutrition.
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USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities Euthanasia Website
      This website contains more Church documents, articles, columns, fact sheets, and other information on the issue of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide.
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