International
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1.4KPortugal, facing ‘double demographic aging,’ pushes hard to legalize euthanasia
On Thursday, June 9, the Portuguese parliament voted for the third time to approve legislation allowing both euthanasia and assisted suicide. Four...
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1.4KAustralian doctor warns push for assisted suicide will keep people from seeking palliative care
As Australia continues its widespread expansion of legalized assisted suicide, one doctor is warning that the push will deter terminally ill people...
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4.2KPreemie responds and improves when mom plays ukulele and sings
One of the smallest premature babies born at an Australian hospital had a secret weapon that helped him survive: his mother’s music....
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2.3KDoctor in Canada warns that legal assisted suicide is even ‘more dangerous’ than feared
A family doctor in London, Ontario, is speaking out as Canada continues to barrel towards implementing an extreme new assisted suicide law....
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3.1KAdopted as a baby, a Facebook ‘miracle’ reunited her with her birth mother
Katherine Samwell-Smith, 45, was adopted at six months old and felt like she had been orphaned when her adopted mother died in 2010....
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1.8KJapan set to approve abortion pill, but abortion advocates aren’t happy
Lawmakers in Japan are set to approve the use of the abortion pill in the country, with one catch that’s upsetting abortion...
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1.8KMidwife helps save premature baby’s life during roadside delivery
A midwife in South Africa who had just arrived home from work saved the day when neighbors alerted her to a homeless...
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1.8KQuebec considers euthanasia for people with Alzheimer’s
Quebec lawmakers are currently considering legislation that would allow assisted suicide for people with Alzheimer’s. Bill 38 would expand the province’s medical...
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2.4KWoman with chemical sensitivities wanted to die, but help came just in time
Another woman living in Canada was considering assisted suicide due to chemical sensitivities. But thanks to the kindness of strangers, she was...
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2.3KShe’s waited four years for surgery, so she’s considering assisted suicide
A woman in Canada who has struggled for years with disabilities is considering assisted suicide since being unable to get the help...
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1.4KBelgium legalized assisted death 20 years ago… and 30,000 people have died as a result
Twenty years ago, on May 28, 2002, Belgium adopted a right-to-die law which allowed people to be killed through assisted suicide and...
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1.3KWomen-led group objects to attempt to censor pro-lifers outside Scotland abortion providers
(Right to Life UK) A campaign, launched to oppose the introduction of censorship zones outside hospitals provi[di]ng abortions in Scotland, has released...
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11.6KGarbage man rescues abandoned baby thrown in dumpster
A sanitation worker in Tehran, Iran is being praised for rescuing an abandoned baby who was thrown in a dumpster. The event...
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2.8KLeaked files show thousands of Uyghurs in concentration camps in China
A hacker was able to retrieve thousands of files, including the faces of an estimated 5,000 Uyghurs held in concentration camps in...
