All posts tagged "assisted suicide"
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151InternationalAustralian 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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341InternationalCanada 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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439International600 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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335IssuesHawaii 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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407InternationalPriest 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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598Guest 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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3.2KIssuesDoctor 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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501InternationalSuicide 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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427International66 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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410InternationalEuropean 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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3.6KIssuesSHOCK: 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...
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4.7KInternationalWoman dies by assisted suicide in ‘crossing over ceremony’ at Canada church
A woman with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, recently died by assisted suicide in Canada. While this in and of...
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709InternationalBelgium euthanasia deaths are on the rise, especially for the mentally ill
The number of deaths from euthanasia in Belgium increased by several hundred from 2020 to 2021, with the number of people euthanized...
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406AnalysisFamily threatens to sue assisted suicide group for helping another American woman to die
Barely a week after it was discovered that a pair of sisters from Arizona underwent assisted suicide at Pegasos in Switzerland, the...
