Posted in Assisted Suicide, Books, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, Mercy Killing, Opinion Pieces, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational), Uncategorized on Jan 24th, 2007
Four out of five people in Britain believe the law should allow a doctor to end the life of a terminally ill patient who is in pain if they wish to die. In a finding confirming that British public opinion is at odds with the law, the British Social Attitudes Survey reveals strong support for […]
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Three American organizations which were once chapters of the Hemlock Society USA (1980-2003) have chosen to separate from their new parent organization, Compassion and Choices, and revert to their original names. The Hemlock Society of San Diego, Hemlock of Illinois and the Hemlock Society of Florida Inc., have also elected to operate in the future […]
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A French woman who suffered from a debilitating disease took her life in Spain with the aid of a pro-euthanasia group. The Spanish daily El Pais reported how Madeleine Z., 69, was helped by members of the Association for the Right to a Dignified Death. Madeleine, who suffered from the incurable lateral amiotrophic sclerosis, gave […]
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There is also Ex-International Those attending the Toronto conference of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies last September were interested to hear from Dr Elke Baezner that there is yet another organisation in Switzerland devoted to helping the dying. This is Ex-International, which operates in much the same way as Dignitas but very […]
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SHOULD PEOPLE HAVE THE CHOICE TO END THEIR LIVES? “End of Life: Exploring Death in America.” Developed in conjunction with a series produced by National Public Radio. This web site contains an extraordinary range of material about dying and death, including stories submitted by ordinary people about experiences with their own life-threatening illnesses as well […]
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