Pontifical Academy for Life president: Catholics can support 'imperfect' euthanasia law (Catholic Herald)

In brief

Archbishop Renzo Pegoraro, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, said Catholics could support an imperfect law that permits euthanasia if they believe doing so prevents the passage of even more permissive legislation.

In an interview, Archbishop Pegoraro explained that the Catholic perspective involves determining if a law is imperfect enough that giving consent remains morally right. He noted that parliaments might otherwise approve libertarian laws that cause greater harm to the dignity of the sick and the value of life.