The moral reasoning behind assisted suicide is terribly wrong. James Woods offers theological wisdom here.

On Feb. 6, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who identifies as a Catholic Christian, signed a bill allowing terminally ill New York residents to end their lives through assisted suicide. Such measures are becoming increasingly common across North America, with Canada leading the way and a growing number of U.S. states following suit. This bill, as Hochul highlights, includes some “guardrails”: a mandatory waiting period of five days, a video- or audio-recorded oral request by the patient, a mandatory mental health evaluation, and so forth. Yet even with these restrictions, the moral reasoning she offers is profoundly unChristian . . . Augustine points us instead to a better way—not mastery over death, but faithful endurance within life. From beginning to end, our lives are entrusted to a good God who does not abandon us in suffering and who alone has authority over life and death.