Search results for "euthanasia"
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1.9KAnalysisNurse faces murder charges for ‘assisted suicide’ on friend depressed over break-up
A nurse is being charged with murder after prosecutors claim she killed a friend by so-called “assisted suicide” after he became depressed...
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2.5KHuman RightsHORROR: Psychologist urges man to euthanize terminally ill wife
When euthanasia and assisted suicide become normal, fighting for survival with terminal or even just difficult diagnoses becomes much harder. CTV news...
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8.9KIssuesFederal judge blocks Trump administration’s conscience protections for health care workers
UPDATE, 11/7: A second federal judge has also blocked the conscience rule from going into effect. The first judge was in New...
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3.8KAnalysisThree 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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1.8KHuman RightsChristian, Muslim, and Jewish leaders unite to condemn assisted suicide
As assisted suicide spreads throughout the world, religious leaders are taking a stand. In a meeting at Vatican City, leaders from the...
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2.6KInternationalBelgian paralympian undergoes assisted suicide at 40, though she wasn’t dying
Marieke Vervoort, a decorated Paralympian, has died at the age of 40 after undergoing assisted suicide. Vervoort was diagnosed at 14 with...
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2.3KAnalysisAssisted suicide laws a ‘direct assault’ on dignity of persons with disabilities, says council
A new study from the National Council on Disability (NCD) has slammed assisted suicide as being dangerous for people with disabilities. Noting...
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2.2KIssuesMisguided compassion: ‘Star Trek’ actor Patrick Stewart advocates for assisted suicide
Sir Patrick Stewart is probably best known for his role as Captain Picard in “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” But unfortunately, the...
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6.6KHuman RightsGrandmother kills autistic grandson because she felt no one would care for him after her death
An 87-year-old Florida woman is being charged with second-degree murder after killing her 30-year-old autistic grandson. Lillian Parks claimed she killed Joel...
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2.6KAnalysisHospice and palliative care give patients real care, not death
Assisted suicide continues to grow in popularity around the world, even as advocates for the elderly and disabled speak out against it....
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1.9KHuman Rights
Italy decriminalizes assisted suicide, PM questions whether a ‘right to die’ is a human right
Last week, Italy’s constitutional court ruled that euthanasia is not a crime if it is done for a chronic, non life-threatening condition...
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19.6KAnalysisHORRIFIC: Son pushes elderly mother off balcony… and is cleared of murder
Robert Knight, 52, was just cleared of the crime of murder for throwing his mother, 79-year-old June Knight, off a balcony. Instead,...
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2.2KAnalysisSuicide is a tragedy – even for the sick, disabled, and dying
Suicide is something people want to prevent at all costs — unless the person is sick, disabled, elderly, or poor. When Brittany...
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2.1KAnalysis
A Christian hospital in Colorado may be forced to commit assisted suicide
Centura Health, which operates hospitals in Colorado and Kansas, is fighting back after one of its doctors tried to force them to...
