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As the state begins to allow what has come to be known as aid in dying, two patients and two doctors explain how it will affect them and how they are preparing for the changes.
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Canadas Supreme Court overturned criminal laws banning assisted suicide last year, and new legislation has not been put into place.
By IAN AUSTEN
Advocates on both sides of the issue respond.
Its important to provide a humane option to the dying. Its also essential that people have access to palliative and hospice care.
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
On Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada unveiled a new bill that would legalize doctor-assisted suicides for people suffering from serious medical ailments.
By REUTERS
The prime minister has introduced legislation to address the legal void left after Canadas Supreme Court overturned a ban on doctor-assisted death.
By IAN AUSTEN
Researchers who looked at doctor-assisted deaths in the Netherlands found that some patients had declined treatment that might have helped.
By BENEDICT CAREY
Doctors, it turns out, arent much different than everyone else when it comes to where they die.
By DANIELLE OFRI, M.D.
Although Mr. Hooker repeatedly lost his races for elective office in Tennessee, he managed to advance a progressive agenda through his candidacies and as a plaintiff.
By SAM ROBERTS
The magazines ethicist on a siblings struggle, favors in the workplace and secrets between friends.
By KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH
Shared Belief, a gelding, won 10 of 12 career starts and had earnings of more than $2.9 million.
As Holocaust survivors, my parents insisted on being in control of their own deaths.
By ANN M. ALTMAN
When it comes to the end of life, what role should patients play in deciding the terms of their own death?
By SUSAN GUBAR
A son in Colombia helps his mother die while making plans of his own.
CARLOS FRAMB
Un hijo ayuda a su madre enferma y enfrenta su propio destino
CARLOS FRAMB
In signing legislation allowing physician-assisted suicide, the California governor reflected on what he would want in the face of his own death.
By PHILIP M. BOFFEY
The law allowing doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs for terminally ill patients is expected to take effect sometime next year.
By IAN LOVETT and RICHARD PREZ-PEA
End of Life Choices New York writes that such actions are not a suicide or assisted suicide.
The governor should sign into law a bill that would allow some terminally ill patients to hasten their death.
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
If Gov. Jerry Brown signs the measure, the state will become the fifth to allow doctors to prescribe life-ending medication to some patients.
By IAN LOVETT
As the state begins to allow what has come to be known as aid in dying, two patients and two doctors explain how it will affect them and how they are preparing for the changes.
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Canadas Supreme Court overturned criminal laws banning assisted suicide last year, and new legislation has not been put into place.
By IAN AUSTEN
Advocates on both sides of the issue respond.
Its important to provide a humane option to the dying. Its also essential that people have access to palliative and hospice care.
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
On Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada unveiled a new bill that would legalize doctor-assisted suicides for people suffering from serious medical ailments.
By REUTERS
The prime minister has introduced legislation to address the legal void left after Canadas Supreme Court overturned a ban on doctor-assisted death.
By IAN AUSTEN
Researchers who looked at doctor-assisted deaths in the Netherlands found that some patients had declined treatment that might have helped.
By BENEDICT CAREY
Doctors, it turns out, arent much different than everyone else when it comes to where they die.
By DANIELLE OFRI, M.D.
Although Mr. Hooker repeatedly lost his races for elective office in Tennessee, he managed to advance a progressive agenda through his candidacies and as a plaintiff.
By SAM ROBERTS
The magazines ethicist on a siblings struggle, favors in the workplace and secrets between friends.
By KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH
Shared Belief, a gelding, won 10 of 12 career starts and had earnings of more than $2.9 million.
As Holocaust survivors, my parents insisted on being in control of their own deaths.
By ANN M. ALTMAN
When it comes to the end of life, what role should patients play in deciding the terms of their own death?
By SUSAN GUBAR
A son in Colombia helps his mother die while making plans of his own.
CARLOS FRAMB
Un hijo ayuda a su madre enferma y enfrenta su propio destino
CARLOS FRAMB
In signing legislation allowing physician-assisted suicide, the California governor reflected on what he would want in the face of his own death.
By PHILIP M. BOFFEY
The law allowing doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs for terminally ill patients is expected to take effect sometime next year.
By IAN LOV
ETT and RICHARD PREZ-PEA
End of Life Choices New York writes that such actions are not a suicide or assisted suicide.
The governor should sign into law a bill that would allow some terminally ill patients to hasten their death.
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
If Gov. Jerry Brown signs the measure, the state will become the fifth to allow doctors to prescribe life-ending medication to some patients.
By IAN LOVETT
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- Canada delays plans to make euthanasia on the grounds of mental illness alone legal - Right To Life UK - February 3rd, 2024 [February 3rd, 2024]
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- Family with children suffering from rare disease seeks euthanasia | Kerala | Onmanorama - Onmanorama - February 3rd, 2024 [February 3rd, 2024]
- MAiD for mental illness must be stopped, not paused, Catholic and legal experts say - The B.C. Catholic - February 3rd, 2024 [February 3rd, 2024]
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- Thousands of signatures presented to Mexican Congress urging defeat of euthanasia bill - Catholic News Agency - April 23rd, 2023 [April 23rd, 2023]
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