Dutch activists sue government over assisted suicide
By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Activists calling for the decriminalization of assisted suicide in the Netherlands took…
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Woman sues over residency requirement for assisted suicide
A Connecticut woman with cancer sued Vermont on Thursday for allowing only its own residents to take advantage of a state law that lets people who are terminally ill end…
Medical aid in dying is still called ‘assisted suicide’; an…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Anita Hannig, Brandeis University(THE CONVERSATION) Several…
Text from Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade
The Associated Press is making available the full text of the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning the nationwide right to abortion:Justice Alito delivered the opinion of the…
Cyprus trial of UK man: Was it murder or assisted suicide?
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The trial of a British man charged with the premeditated murder of his ill wife in Cyprus’ coastal resort town of Paphos was pushed back Thursday…
Portugal’s lawmakers approve 3rd attempt to allow euthanasia
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s parliament voted for the third time in just over a year Thursday in favor of allowing euthanasia, though like the previous two attempts,…
Committee defeats end-of-life bill in parliamentary tactic
A bill that would allow terminally ill adults in Connecticut to request medication to help them die was suddenly derailed Monday by an unusual parliamentary procedure during…