All posts tagged "euthanasia"
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4.3KInternationalDutch health minister recommends allowing euthanasia for young children
Dutch health minister Ernst Kuipers has introduced a proposal to parliament that would allow euthanasia for young children aged one through 12. The...
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1.0KInternationalPortugal, facing ‘double demographic aging,’ pushes hard to legalize euthanasia
On Thursday, June 9, the Portuguese parliament voted for the third time to approve legislation allowing both euthanasia and assisted suicide. Four...
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923InternationalAustralian doctor warns push for assisted suicide will keep people from seeking palliative care
As Australia continues its widespread expansion of legalized assisted suicide, one doctor is warning that the push will deter terminally ill people...
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1.6KInternationalDoctor in Canada warns that legal assisted suicide is even ‘more dangerous’ than feared
A family doctor in London, Ontario, is speaking out as Canada continues to barrel towards implementing an extreme new assisted suicide law....
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1.2KInternationalQuebec considers euthanasia for people with Alzheimer’s
Quebec lawmakers are currently considering legislation that would allow assisted suicide for people with Alzheimer’s. Bill 38 would expand the province’s medical...
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928InternationalBelgium legalized assisted death 20 years ago… and 30,000 people have died as a result
Twenty years ago, on May 28, 2002, Belgium adopted a right-to-die law which allowed people to be killed through assisted suicide and...
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785InternationalAustralian 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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1.8KInternational600 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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731IssuesHawaii 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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753InternationalPriest 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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2.2KInternationalPolice investigating after woman gets assisted suicide following concussion
Police are investigating after two Canadian women are claiming that their mother received assisted suicide despite the fact that her mental health...
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984InternationalBelgium to consider expanding euthanasia access for those with dementia
Lawmakers in Belgium are considering a move that would loosen the country’s euthanasia laws to allow the practice for those suffering from...
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2.3KAnalysisHow legal abortion opened the door to pro-infanticide bills
For years, pro-abortion bioethicists have been promoting after-birth abortion — infanticide — for children with disabilities. In some nations, such as Belgium,...
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933International66 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...
