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CT Catholic Conference Executive Director Speaks Out to Stop Assisted Suicide

Posted on February 25, 2021 in: News, ProLife

CT Catholic Conference Executive Director Speaks Out to Stop Assisted Suicide

A proposal will be heard in a public hearing this Friday before the Connecticut Legislature’s Public Health Committee that would allow doctors and others to help our fellow brothers and sisters take their own lives without safeguards and often through painful means. In this video, Chris Healy, Executive Director of the Connecticut Catholic Conference, explains how you can use your voice to make it known to lawmakers in Connecticut that life is sacred, and suicide is not the answer.

Visit www.ctstopsuicide.org to take action.
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Christopher Healy, Executive Director of the Connecticut Catholic Conference

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Posted on June 16, 2025 in: News

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