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Prepared by the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
May 5, 1980

1. Introduction

2. I. The Value of Human Life

3. II. Euthanasia

4. III. The Meaning of Suffering for Christians and the Use of Painkillers

5. IV. Due Proportion in the Use of Remedies

6. Conclusion & Footnotes