It’s time to get serious

Sister Constance Veit, a member of the Little Sisters of the Poor, says the legalization of physician assisted suicide in three U.S. states this summer and in France requires more urgent action to protect the dignity of the elderly.

Veit noted that 13 states and the District of Columbia now allow this practice. She stated that the lives of frail and lonely elderly people are increasingly under threat. She described this situation as a providential opportunity for decisive action to witness to the inviolable dignity of human life.

The Little Sisters of the Poor maintain their largest number of communities in France. Veit referenced Pope Leo XIV’s recent trip to France, noting his demonstrations of compassion toward the disabled and the elderly.