All posts tagged "assisted suicide"
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2.2KInternationalShe’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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1.3KInternationalBelgium 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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1.2KInternationalSwiss Medical Association adopts stricter guidelines for assisted suicide
The Swiss Medical Association has released new guidelines regarding assisted suicide in Switzerland. The guidelines, which are not legally binding, but act...
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1.1KInternationalAustralian state of New South Wales legalizes assisted suicide
The Australian state of New South Wales passed legislation on May 19 to legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia. With its passage, voluntary...
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1.4KInternationalCanada environmental activist wants assisted suicide due to climate change
A long-time environmental activist is asking authorities in Canada to approve his assisted suicide, due to his anxiety over climate change. According...
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2.9KInternational600 Muslim fishermen beg for euthanasia due to poverty and discrimination
Leaders of a Muslim fisherman community in Porbandar, India — the hometown of Mahatma Gandhi — are pleading with authorities to allow...
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1.1KIssuesHawaii lawmakers fail to expand assisted suicide laws
Despite a push by pro-assisted suicide advocates, assisted suicide in the state of Hawaii is staying as-is, for now. House Bill 1823...
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1.0KInternationalPriest slams Malta politician’s comments saying pro-lifers shouldn’t ‘decide how people live their lives’
One of Malta’s political leaders has made comments that appear to indicate his party may be changing its pro-life stance. In a...
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1.7KGuest ColumnVermont legalizes assisted suicide by Zoom or Skype, with no prior doctor-patient meeting
(National Review) Remember when we were told that assisted suicide would only be engaged in as part of an intimate and long-term...
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5.1KIssuesDoctor who intentionally killed patients with fentanyl found not guilty of murder
A doctor who intentionally gave overdoses of fentanyl to patients has been found not guilty of murder in Ohio. William Husel was...
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2.0KInternationalSuicide rates among the ill are being used to demand assisted suicide
A new study in the United Kingdom has revealed a 2.5 percent higher suicide risk among people battling terminal cancer, as well...
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1.4KInternational66 people in New Zealand have died by assisted suicide in just four months
Since legalizing assisted suicide in New Zealand, 66 people have been killed, with another 30 deemed eligible, according to statistics recently released...
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1.2KInternationalEuropean Court of Human Rights upholds doctor’s assisted suicide conviction
On April 12, after reviewing the case of a Danish doctor convicted of assisted suicide in 2018, the European Court of Human...
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6.0KIssuesSHOCK: Woman with chemical sensitivities killed by assisted suicide because she couldn’t afford to move
A Canadian woman suffering from severe allergies and chemical sensitivities was able to legally end her own life due to the country’s...
