The Vatican (LifeNews.com) -- Catholics in Italy celebrated their Day of Life on Sunday and Pope Benedict XVI urged more than 50,000 people gathered for a special speech to protect both life and family from attack. He called on Catholics to oppose both abortion and euthanasia.
The pontiff spoke to about 50,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square and he called the family the "cradle of life.”
He said the "family is the natural environment for the birth and education of children and, therefore, for ensuring the future of the entire human family."
Pope Tells Catholics to Oppose Abortion, Euthanasia in Pro-Life Speech
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Organ Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) has become an option in Ontario with nine successful cases resulting in saving 25 lives since its introduction. DCD has become an option for families of patients who have decided to withdraw life support after a physician has determined that there is no long-term prognosis for recovery and for those patients who do not meet the criteria for neurological death (brain dead). Improved medications and surgical techniques have dramatically improved the outcomes for recipients of DCD organs.
Keep in mind that the organs must remain oxygenated to keep them fresh. Which means these living patients are kept alive on respirators while their organs are being removed. The nine successful cases refers to nine people whose organs were removed while they were still alive. That resulted in saving 25 lives that were worth something, so society made a profit.