All posts tagged "assisted suicide"
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1.5KInternationalCollege of Psychiatrists of Ireland argues against assisted suicide, for better palliative care
As Irish legislators prepare for a special committee to review a proposed bill on assisted suicide and euthanasia in the new year, the...
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1.3KInternationalAustria becomes the latest country to legalize assisted suicide
Austria’s parliament voted to legalize assisted suicide on Thursday, December 16. The vote follows a federal court ruling last year, which determined...
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1.1KHuman InterestAssisted suicide advocate uses mother’s self-starvation to promote death
A 58-year-old woman in Scotland starved herself to death in 2014 after learning she had lung cancer and had been given six...
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5.0KAnalysisSon shoots elderly father in the head after he was denied assisted suicide
A man who shot his father will not serve any jail time after a judge ruled that the murder was an act...
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14.2KAnalysisSuicide machine in Switzerland causes death with the click of a button
UPDATE, 12/18/2021: Some sources are saying that Switzerland has not officially approved the use of the Sarco machine and that it was...
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1.9KInternationalPresident of Portugal rejects pro-euthanasia bill for the second time
For a second time, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal has rejected a bill that would have legalized euthanasia and assisted...
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1.3KInternationalNation of Jersey paves way for legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia
The nation of Jersey has approved the principle of allowing assisted suicide and euthanasia within their country, paving the way for further...
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1.8KInternationalItaly allows assisted suicide for healthy man whose only ‘illness’ is disability
Authorities in Italy have approved the assisted suicide death of a 43-year-old man identified only as Mario, who is a quadriplegic. Unlike...
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5.3KAnalysisMan with ALS fights pro-euthanasia law, says people should be guaranteed a ‘dignified life’
A Spanish man living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is fighting to make sure people know his life...
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Disturbing revelations about assisted suicide: ‘They may end up drowning’
As assisted suicide gains in popularity around the world, people seem to be increasingly drawn to the promise of “death with dignity.”...
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1.4KInternationalGroup organizes to fight New Zealand’s disturbing new assisted suicide law
As New Zealand’s problematic assisted suicide law came into effect on November 7, a group of alarmed citizens is stepping up where...
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2.5KInternationalNew report shows negative impacts of euthanasia on palliative care in Canada
A recent report in the journal Palliative Medicine reveals that the rise of euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada has had a very...
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1.5KInternationalEuthanasia, assisted suicide one step closer to legalization in Portugal
Portugal’s Parliament has approved a revised version of a bill that would legalize euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill or seriously...
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2.7KAnalysisAre assisted suicide practitioners experimenting on vulnerable patients?
Assisted suicide and euthanasia have been gaining in popularity globally under the guise of a dignified, pain-free death. People claim assisted suicide...
