All posts tagged "ALS"
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1.4KInternationalCanadian woman chose death due to lack of medical care: ‘I could have had more time if I had more help’
A Canadian woman died recently from euthanasia through the country’s medical assistance in dying (MAiD) laws, but she admitted in her own...
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1.5KHuman InterestScientist helps man with ALS to communicate: ‘He seems to be doing ok and knows what he wants’
A once discredited neuroscientist said he has succeeded in helping a paralyzed individual with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, communicate using a...
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5.2KAnalysisMan 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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Woman set to become first person without terminal illness euthanized in Colombia
UPDATE, 10/11/21: Colombian authorities stepped in and cancelled Ms. Sepulveda’s scheduled assisted suicide after media coverage showed that she is clearly not...
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2.4KIssuesMother with ALS who refused abortion celebrates daughter’s first birthday
Just weeks after learning she was pregnant, Amanda Bernier was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease....
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2.7K1IssuesWoman diagnosed with ALS gives birth to a healthy baby girl
Amanda Bernier, the Connecticut woman who was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) while pregnant, has given birth to a healthy baby...
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2.6K8AnalysisThe obligatory “Amanda Marcotte’s lying about the ALS Challenge” post
Now we’ve done it. Pro-life critics of the ALS Association Ice Bucket Challenge, which tacitly supports embryonic stem-cell research, have drawn the...
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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge creates chilly conflict with pro-life values
While many Americans are pouring buckets of ice water over their heads in the name of research for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),...
