All posts tagged "death with dignity"
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553InternationalIrish physician group maintains opposition to assisted suicide
As Ireland considers legalizing assisted suicide and euthanasia in the country, a leading group of physicians has spoken out against the practice...
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1.4KAnalysisAssisted suicide advocates want to drop ‘suicide’ terminology
As assisted suicide grows in popularity around the world and is legalized in more countries, advocates are increasingly arguing to change the...
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1.1KInternationalSwiss Medical Association adopts stricter guidelines for assisted suicide
The Swiss Medical Association has released new guidelines regarding assisted suicide in Switzerland. The guidelines, which are not legally binding, but act...
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1.6KAnalysisOhio hospice offers true dignity in dying, without offering suicide
Across the country, states have been legalizing assisted suicide in disturbingly increasing numbers. Yet in Ohio, the emphasis on death with dignity...
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1.3KNewsbreakAfter nearly two decades of attempts, Massachusetts will again consider assisted suicide bill
For 20 years, the state of Massachusetts has been considering the legalization of physician-assisted suicide, but bills to do so have consistently...
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1.3KInternationalCollege 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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2.8KInternationalBritish peer argues: People with disabilities need help living, not dying
As an assisted suicide bill progresses through the House of Lords in the United Kingdom, one peer is speaking out about the...
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3.3KIssuesKara Tippetts, who asked Brittany Maynard to reconsider assisted suicide, has died
Kara Tippetts, the woman who reached out to Brittany Maynard in an open letter before Maynard’s death by assisted suicide, has died...
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9.2KIssuesMarine diagnosed with same cancer as Brittany Maynard chose life instead
We all know Brittany Maynard’s story by now. The beautiful 29-year-old seemingly had it all, until she was diagnosed with Stage IV...
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2.6KHuman RightsSpanish parents kill their disabled daughter by slowly starving her to death
It’s no surprise that people with disabilities are seen as expendable in western society. From horrific abortion rates to state sanctioned murder,...
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2.0K13IssuesBrittany Maynard’s husband vows to help pass ‘right-to-die’ laws in every state
Dan Diaz, widower of Brittany Maynard, the 29-year-old woman with terminal glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer who took her own life on November...
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8.5K37InternationalDocumentary shows Belgian doctor euthanizing a depressed, suicidal woman
A new PBS documentary glowingly features euthanasia in Belgium, including one performed on video by Dr. Marc Van Hoey, one of the...
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5.3K98AnalysisKilling of disabled girl “wholly inappropriate” and “extremely troubling” says Autism group
The euthanasia of Nancy Fitzmaurice, a severely disabled child who was not dying has made international waves with disability advocates especially outraged. Nancy’s...
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23.1K755InternationalMother wins case to kill her disabled daughter
The ethical problems with euthanasia have been detailed at Live Action News extensively. People with disabilities, people suffering from mental illness, people...
