교황청 건강보호위원회의 하비엘 로자노 바라간 추기경은 안락사는 일종의 살인이라는 교회의 가르침을 다시 천명하였다.
 이탈리아의 일간 라 레푸블리카 대담에서 이 멕시코 추기경은 이는 의약과 중대질병에 관한 교회의 가르침의 하나로서 신자라면 잊어서는 안 되는 진리라고 말했다.
 “안락사를 찬성하는 사람들이 감히 하려고 시도하는데, 사람은 하느님의 자리를 결코 차지할 수가 없다.” 고 추기경이 말했다. (2006. 9. 27. 가톨릭통신사)
 
 PRESIDENT OF PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR HEALTH CARE REITERATES MORAL GRAVITY OF EUTHANASIA
 Rome, Sep. 27, 2006 (CNA) - The President of the Pontifical Council for Health Care, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, has reiterated the Church’s teaching that euthanasia is a form of murder.
 
 Speaking to the Italian daily “La Repubblica,” the Mexican cardinal emphasized, “This is one of the teachings of the Church in the field of medicine and serious illness, a truth that the believer must never forget.” “Man can never take the place of God,” he said, “as those who promote euthanasia pretend to do.”
 
 At the same time, however, the cardinal noted that it is not moral to prolong a sick person’s agony with medical treatment that serves no purpose. “Palliative care for the alleviating of useless suffering” should always be preferred, he added.
 
 A video sent to the Italian president showing a handicapped man who cannot breathe on his own has sparked an intense debate on euthanasia in Italy, where the practice is currently illegal.