# Pope blasts assisted dying as ‘false compassion’

https://mins.news/en/item/76160

- ABC News, 2026-09-27 15:45 UTC
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- Original: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/pope-brings-message-protect-life-french-shrine-lourdes-136792931

> Pope Leo XIV criticized the legalization of medically assisted death, calling it “false compassion.”

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