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2.5KAnalysisTwo years ago, Ireland legalized abortion. Will assisted suicide be next?
After legalizing abortion just two years ago, euthanasia seems to be next on the agenda in Ireland. A bill to make assisted...
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1.9KHuman InterestWoman with cystic fibrosis planned assisted suicide until a miracle drug gave her hope
In 2013, 33-year-old Jennie Thornton from the United Kingdom announced that she planned to go to Dignitas to die by assisted suicide. Diagnosed...
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2.3KHuman RightsOvercome the myths surrounding assisted suicide to help prevent it
Jeanette Hall was 55 years old when she learned she had inoperable colon cancer. She lived in Oregon and had voted to...
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1.6KAnalysisAssisted suicide deaths 10 times higher than expected in Australian state
In 2017, the state of Victoria became the first state in Australia to legalize assisted suicide. Anyone diagnosed with a terminal disease...
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1.9KInternational‘Intrinsically evil’: New Zealand lawmakers pass legislation to allow assisted suicide
New Zealand legislators have passed a bill that would allow a terminally ill person with a diagnosis of fewer than six months...
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3.7KAnalysisThree reasons a Dutch ethicist changed his mind about assisted suicide
As more countries and states consider legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide, people are warning that legalizing the killing of some patients harms...
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1.7KIssuesSick: First assisted suicide in Australian state of Victoria called ‘an historic moment’
A mother in the Australian state of Victoria has become the first casualty of the state’s legalization of assisted suicide. Kerry Robertson,...
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2.9KNewsbreakNew Jersey has officially legalized assisted suicide
UPDATE, 4/15/19: Friday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the legislation legalizing assisted suicide. In a statement, Murphy said legalizing assisted suicide...
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4.4KAnalysisStudy: Assisted suicide can be painful, prolonged and inhumane
Assisted suicide activists claim that death by assisted suicide is the relief of suffering and “death with dignity.” But a recent study...
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5.1KIssuesFamilies of assisted suicide victims plead for the killing to end
Proponents of assisted suicide say it should be legal so terminally ill people can die peaceful deaths, as opposed to long, painful...
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5.9KHuman Interest‘Man of Steel,’ who fought assisted suicide and brain cancer, has died
J.J. Hanson, a former Marine and aide to two New York governors, has died at the age of 36. The New York...
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Australian doctor slams assisted suicide: ‘I want to care for people, not kill them’
In Australia, the legalization of assisted suicide is under debate. Proponents are urging for residents to vote in favor of “assisted dying”...
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3.2KHuman RightsPersons with disabilities speak out against assisted suicide: We are treated as ‘burdens or costs,’ not as members of society
Around the world, assisted suicide continues to spread, largely unchecked. In places like Belgium and the Netherlands, there are seemingly no limits...
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3.9KIssuesDoctor wants D.C.’s assisted suicide law repealed: A ‘right to die’ soon creates a ‘duty to die’
Last December, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law legislation that legalized assisted suicide. The controversial bill faced heavy opposition, particularly...
