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Peter J. Colosi

Peter J. Colosi, PhD is a professor of philosophy at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, and the author of the chapter "A Catholic Anthropology and Medical Ethics" in "Catholic Witness in Health Care: Practicing Medicine in Truth and Love" (CUA Press).

A Catholic understanding of death and dying

October 3, 2024
By Peter J. Colosi
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life

The “pro-choice” and pro-life sides are in agreement that physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia is death by deliberate killing. The disagreement between them is whether that should be legal or not.

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