All posts tagged "euthanasia"
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1.5KIssuesPro-assisted suicide websites are teaching millions how to kill themselves
Assisted suicide and euthanasia have been touted as dignified ways for people who are terminally ill or profoundly suffering to take their...
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10.6KInternationalNew Zealand pays $1000 to doctors who euthanize ‘severely hospitalized’ COVID-19 patients
The New Zealand government has announced that patients admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 can be killed via euthanasia, according to Scoop....
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1.4KInternationalCollege 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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1.1KHuman 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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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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1.8KInternationalColombia House of Representatives rejects bill to regulate euthanasia
The Colombian House of Representatives rejected a bill last month that would have regulated euthanasia in the nation. The bill would have...
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1.4KInternationalNetherlands makes it easier for doctors to euthanize patients with dementia
In 2017, international outrage erupted after a doctor in the Netherlands forcibly euthanized a patient with dementia. After being drugged with a...
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1.8KInternationalPresident 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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1.2KInternationalNation 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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1.7KInternationalItaly 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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1.7KHuman RightsMalta police crack down on pro-lifers, alleging ‘hate speech’
The largely pro-life country of Malta, located south of Sicily, has been facing pressure to legalize abortion and euthanasia and abandon its deeply-held principles....
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1.3KInternationalGroup 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...
