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Immaculate Conception!
Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
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Dear Friends, When considering assisted suicide, we must address the difficult topic of misplaced compassion. Disguising itself as a form of compassion, assisted suicide distorts the relationship between suffering and dying persons and their family and other loved ones. It is very common for disabled, elderly, and dying persons to feel as though they are only a burden to others and to society. This feeling of only being a burden can increase a person’s temptation to suicide. Perversely, the availability of assisted suicide sends the message to these persons: “Yes, you are a burden. Your suffering and neediness are dragging everyone down. We would…
