{"id":102674,"date":"2026-08-25T13:05:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T13:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=102674"},"modified":"2026-08-25T13:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T13:05:07","slug":"french-council-protects-conscience-rights-for-catholics-pharmacists-as-euthanasia-law-takes-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/french-council-protects-conscience-rights-for-catholics-pharmacists-as-euthanasia-law-takes-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Conselho franc\u00eas protege direitos de consci\u00eancia de cat\u00f3licos e farmac\u00eauticos com a entrada em vigor da lei da eutan\u00e1sia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The official promulgation of France\u2019s end-of-life law in the Journal Officiel on Aug. 19 came with a significant victory for religious and conscience freedom. Catholic hospitals, hospices, and nursing homes will not be forced to allow euthanasia or assisted suicide on their premises, and pharmacists cannot be compelled to prepare or dispense the lethal substance. This conscience-clause win, secured by interpretive reservations by the Constitutional Council on Aug. 14, has received less attention than the law itself, adopted by the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The official promulgation of France\u2019s end-of-life law in the Journal Officiel on Aug. 19 came with a significant victory for religious and conscience freedom. Catholic hospitals, hospices, and nursing homes will not be forced to allow euthanasia or assisted suicide on their premises, and pharmacists cannot be compelled to prepare or dispense the lethal substance. This conscience-clause win, secured by interpretive reservations by the Constitutional Council on Aug. 14, has received less attention than the law itself, adopted by the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-102674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77443,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/patient-advocate-on-passage-of-new-york-assisted-suicide-bill-reexamine-your-consciences\/","url_meta":{"origin":102674,"position":0},"title":"Patient advocate on passage of New York assisted suicide bill: \u2018Reexamine your consciences\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Abril 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"In spite of opposition from Catholic bishops and patient advocate groups, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Feb. 6 signed a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide in the Empire State.Assisted suicide is already legal in California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and Washington, D.C.Hochul, a Catholic, had already announced she would sign the bill once \u201cguardrails\u201d were added \u2014 specifically, laws to allow faith-based hospice providers to opt out of offering assisted suicide.The\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":68960,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/church-in-mexico-euthanasia-can-lead-to-totalitarian-and-eugenic-ideologies\/","url_meta":{"origin":102674,"position":1},"title":"Church in Mexico: Euthanasia can lead to \u2018totalitarian and eugenic ideologies\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Dezembro 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"null \/ Credit: Ariya J\/Shutterstock Puebla, Mexico, Nov 11, 2025 \/ 15:34 pm (CNA). The Catholic Church in Mexico expressed its opposition to the attempt to legalize euthanasia and warned of the \u201crisk of validating totalitarian and eugenic ideologies.\u201dIn an editorial in its weekly publication Desde la fe (\u201cFrom the Faith\u201d), titled \u201cA Good Death and the Myth of Euthanasia,\u201d the Archdiocese of Mexico City lamented that \u201ca campaign to promote euthanasia has begun, taking it as a fact that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Church in Mexico: Euthanasia can lead to \u2018totalitarian and eugenic ideologies\u2019","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Church-in-Mexico-Euthanasia-can-lead-to-%E2%80%98totalitarian-and-eugenic-ideologies.webp?fit=800%2C544&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Church-in-Mexico-Euthanasia-can-lead-to-%E2%80%98totalitarian-and-eugenic-ideologies.webp?fit=800%2C544&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Church-in-Mexico-Euthanasia-can-lead-to-%E2%80%98totalitarian-and-eugenic-ideologies.webp?fit=800%2C544&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Church-in-Mexico-Euthanasia-can-lead-to-%E2%80%98totalitarian-and-eugenic-ideologies.webp?fit=800%2C544&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":61753,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/where-does-the-united-states-stand-on-life-issues\/","url_meta":{"origin":102674,"position":2},"title":"Where does the United States stand on life issues?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Outubro 3, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A young pro-lifer holds a sign that says \u201cNo human is a mistake\u201d at the Colorado March for Life in Denver on Friday, April 11, 2025. \/ Credit: Kate Qui\u00f1ones\/CNA CNA Staff, Aug 25, 2025 \/ 09:00 am (CNA). When it comes to unborn life, only 19 states in the U.S. protect unborn children from abortion during the first trimester of their lives. As far as assisted suicide goes, in 10 states as well as the District of Columbia, it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":77176,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/canadian-catholic-bishops-join-members-of-parliament-in-push-to-restrict-medical-aid-in-dying\/","url_meta":{"origin":102674,"position":3},"title":"Canadian Catholic bishops join members of Parliament in push to restrict medical aid in dying","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Abril 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Two legislative efforts to limit Canada\u2019s medical aid in dying (MAID) framework converged Thursday, with Conservative member of Parliament (MP) Garnett Genuis announcing a bill focused on MAID coercion and the Catholic bishops supporting legislation to prohibit assisted dying for mental illness.Genuis introduced a private member\u2019s bill Feb. 5 that would amend the Criminal Code to prohibit any federal or provincial government employee in a position of authority, other than a doctor or nurse, from initiating a discussion about medical\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":37446,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/berlin-pharmacist-ordered-to-give-up-practice-after-refusing-to-sell-morning-after-pill\/","url_meta":{"origin":102674,"position":4},"title":"Berlin pharmacist ordered to give up practice after refusing to sell \u2018morning-after\u2019 pill","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Maio 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"St. Hedwig\u2019s Cathedral in Berlin, Germany. \/ Credit: Cedric BLN via Wikimedia (public domain) Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 16, 2025 \/ 11:21 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of Catholic world news that you might have missed this week:Berlin pharmacist ordered to give up practice after refusing to sell \u2018morning-after\u2019 pillBerlin pharmacist Andreas Kersten was forced to end his practice this month after he refused to sell the so-called \u201cmorning-after\u201d pill for reasons of conscience, according to CNA Deutsch, CNA\u2019s\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Berlin pharmacist ordered to give up practice after refusing to sell \u2018morning-after\u2019 pill","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Berlin-pharmacist-ordered-to-give-up-practice-after-refusing-to-sell-%E2%80%98morning-after-pill.webp?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Berlin-pharmacist-ordered-to-give-up-practice-after-refusing-to-sell-%E2%80%98morning-after-pill.webp?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Berlin-pharmacist-ordered-to-give-up-practice-after-refusing-to-sell-%E2%80%98morning-after-pill.webp?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Berlin-pharmacist-ordered-to-give-up-practice-after-refusing-to-sell-%E2%80%98morning-after-pill.webp?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":55821,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/u-s-catholic-bishops-church-will-not-endorse-political-candidates-despite-irs-shift\/","url_meta":{"origin":102674,"position":5},"title":"U.S. Catholic bishops: Church will not endorse political candidates despite IRS shift","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Novembro 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C. \/ Credit: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0 &lt;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 9, 2025 \/ 18:25 pm (CNA). The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has confirmed that the Catholic Church will not endorse political candidates for public office in any elections, despite a tax code change that has opened the door for houses of worship to make such endorsements. On July 7, the Internal Revenue Service\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"U.S. Catholic bishops: Church will not endorse political candidates despite IRS shift","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/U.S.-Catholic-bishops-Church-will-not-endorse-political-candidates-despite-IRS-shift.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/U.S.-Catholic-bishops-Church-will-not-endorse-political-candidates-despite-IRS-shift.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/U.S.-Catholic-bishops-Church-will-not-endorse-political-candidates-despite-IRS-shift.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/U.S.-Catholic-bishops-Church-will-not-endorse-political-candidates-despite-IRS-shift.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack_publicize_connections","jetpack-related-posts","jetpack_sharing_enabled","jetpack_featured_media_url"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102674\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102674"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=102674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}