France is proposing to allow terminally ill patients to take lethal medication

8 months, 2 weeks ago

France is proposing to allow terminally ill patients to take lethal medication

Associated Press

PARIS — France’s government presented a bill Wednesday to allow adults with terminal cancer or other incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demands grow for legal options for aid in dying. To benefit from the newly proposed measure, patients would need to be over 18 and be French citizens or live in France, Health Minister Catherine Vautrin said after a Cabinet meeting. A 2016 French law provides that doctors can keep terminally ill patients sedated before death but stops short of allowing assisted suicide or euthanasia. Medically assisted suicide involves patients taking, of their own free will, a lethal drink or medication that has been prescribed by a doctor to those who meet certain criteria.

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France is proposing to allow terminally ill patients to take lethal medication

8 months, 2 weeks ago

France is proposing to allow terminally ill patients to take lethal medication

New Indian Express

PARIS: France’s government presented a bill Wednesday to allow adults with terminal cancer or other incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demands grow for legal options for aid in dying. To benefit from the newly proposed measure, patients would need to be over 18 and be French citizens or live in France, Health Minister Catherine Vautrin said after …

France announces law allowing assisted dying at home

9 months, 2 weeks ago

France announces law allowing assisted dying at home

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Emmanuel Macron has announced new …

France’s Macron announces legislation allowing ‘aid in dying’ under strict conditions

9 months, 2 weeks ago

France’s Macron announces legislation allowing ‘aid in dying’ under strict conditions

Associated Press

PARIS — French president Emmanuel Macron has announced new legislation to legalize “aid in dying” that will allow adults facing end-of-life illness to take lethal medication, a first in the country. In an interview published Monday by French newspapers La Croix and Liberation, Macron said the new bill will be restricted to adults suffering from an incurable illness who are …

France’s Macron announces Bill for assisted dying

9 months, 2 weeks ago

France’s Macron announces Bill for assisted dying

The Hindu

French President Emmanuel Macron will present a Bill on assisted dying to go before parliament in May, he said in an interview published by French media on March 10. The move could make France the next European country to legalise euthanasia for the terminally ill, following a long consultation with a committee of French citizens on "active assistance to dying". …

What is assisted dying? Why is France mulling a law on it?

1 year, 8 months ago

What is assisted dying? Why is France mulling a law on it?

Firstpost

Assisted suicide is when someone of sound mind and volition is helped to take their life by providing drugs that are to be self-administered. France’s national council of doctors remains opposed France is considering legalising assisted suicide. Assisted suicide in France Up to 70 per cent of French people are in favour of active help in dying, according to a …

France’s Macron to draft bill legalizing end-of-life options

1 year, 8 months ago

France’s Macron to draft bill legalizing end-of-life options

Associated Press

PARIS — New legislation to be drafted this year will address end-of-life options, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday, following the release of a report indicating that most French citizens support legalizing medically assisted suicide and euthanasia. In a speech at the Elysee presidential palace, Macron vowed to “move forward toward a French model regarding end-of-life options.” Macron’s move follows …

France to open debate on legalizing assisted suicide

2 years, 3 months ago

France to open debate on legalizing assisted suicide

Associated Press

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced a national debate on end-of-life options that will include exploring the possibility of legalizing assisted suicide. A 2016 French law provides that doctors can keep terminally ill patients sedated before death but stops short of allowing assisted suicide. While campaigning for his successful reelection this year, Macron promised to open the …

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British MPs advance contentious assisted dying law

3 weeks, 4 days ago

British MPs advance contentious assisted dying law

Hindustan Times

UK lawmakers voted Friday in favour of assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales, advancing the emotive and contentious legislation to the next stage of parliamentary scrutiny. In this video grab taken from footage broadcast by the UK Parliamentary Recording Unit via the Parliament TV website on November 29, 2024, tellers announce that MPs have approved the …

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British MPs to debate contentious assisted dying law

3 weeks, 5 days ago

British MPs to debate contentious assisted dying law

Raw Story

UK lawmakers debated Friday whether to advance divisive and emotive legislation to allow assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales, with a vote expected later in the day. Parliament last debated, and defeated, a euthanasia bill in 2015, but public support for giving terminally ill people the choice to end their lives has since shifted in favor. …

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Switzerland, Netherlands, Spain and more… The countries where people have the ‘right to die’

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Switzerland, Netherlands, Spain and more… The countries where people have the ‘right to die’

Firstpost

The United Kingdom is set to debate a controversial bill that will allow assisted dying for terminally ill patients. But things might change if a new bill is approved that allows assisted death of terminally ill people in England and Wales. Netherlands - the first country to legalise assisted dying The Dutch country became the first one to approve and …

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MPs to vote on legalising assisted suicide TODAY with decision on major law change on a knife-edge amid splits in all major parties and warnings it is being rushed

3 weeks, 5 days ago

MPs to vote on legalising assisted suicide TODAY with decision on major law change on a knife-edge amid splits in all major parties and warnings it is being rushed

Daily Mail

MPs will vote on whether to legalise assisted suicide in the UK today, with the result on a knife-edge. Dignity in Dying campaigners gather in Parliament Square last month in support of the 'assisted dying bill' Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer confirmed he would vote today, saying he has a ‘huge amount of interest’ in the issue, but he declined …

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I was paralysed by a sudden illness - this is why I’m against assisted dying

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I was paralysed by a sudden illness - this is why I’m against assisted dying

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If those years ago euthanasia had been legal, I probably would have said ‘I’d …

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Health and legal experts among 73 academics to sign letter opposing ‘inadequate’ assisted dying bill

1 month ago

Health and legal experts among 73 academics to sign letter opposing ‘inadequate’ assisted dying bill

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If the law were to change, we would see people with terminal disease feeling they …

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Organization tests if suicide drug 'drug X' can be legally distributed in the Netherlands

1 month, 1 week ago

Organization tests if suicide drug 'drug X' can be legally distributed in the Netherlands

NL Times

Coöperatie Laatste Wil, an organization that advocates for giving adults more freedom to decide when and how to end their lives, is going to form a committee that will focus on all possible questions or problems that exist within the organization. There will also be a working group that will investigate whether it is possible to legally distribute the suicide …

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‘Palliative care could improve enough for assisted dying but concerns remain’

1 month, 1 week ago

‘Palliative care could improve enough for assisted dying but concerns remain’

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Cabinet minister – who plans to vote against the assisted dying Bill when …

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Woman, 22, decides not to be euthanised at the last moment and changes her mind as she is about to receive lethal injection - after four-year bid to convince her family she needed to die

1 month, 1 week ago

Woman, 22, decides not to be euthanised at the last moment and changes her mind as she is about to receive lethal injection - after four-year bid to convince her family she needed to die

Daily Mail

The story of a Dutch woman who was set to be euthanised but changed her mind moments before her lethal injection was administered has emerged as Britain's Parliament prepares to vote on an assisted dying bill later this month. In some countries like the Netherlands and Canada, healthcare practitioners are authorised to administer lethal injections to patients at their request …

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New assisted dying bill will see hundreds of people a year take their own lives with the help of the state

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1 month, 1 week ago

New assisted dying bill will see hundreds of people a year take their own lives with the help of the state

Daily Mail

Hundreds of people a year will take their own lives with the help of the state if assisted suicide is legalised, it was claimed yesterday as fresh fears were raised over dangerous gaps in the proposed law. Campaigners for the landmark reform claimed that fewer than 1,000 terminally ill patients with less than six months to live would ask for …

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Almost all Dutch say they are ready to relax euthanasia rules

1 month, 1 week ago

Almost all Dutch say they are ready to relax euthanasia rules

NL Times

A recent RTL survey of nearly 20,000 Dutch citizens hows strong public support for relaxing the euthanasia laws. Currently, euthanasia is only permitted for individuals suffering from terminal illness or unbearable pain, but the debate is now turning to whether elderly people who feel their lives are "completed" should be allowed to choose euthanasia. It would allow individuals over the …

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Proposed assisted dying bill for England and Wales rekindles debate over choice and ethics

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1 month, 1 week ago

Proposed assisted dying bill for England and Wales rekindles debate over choice and ethics

Associated Press

LONDON — Details of a proposed law to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales have been published, rekindling debate on the controversial topic ahead of a vote in Parliament later this month. But Labour lawmaker Kim Leadbeater, who proposed the bill, said the law has robust safeguards built into it and contains “three layers of scrutiny” — two doctors …

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Declaration form terminally ill patients must fill in for help to die is revealed - as MP Kim Leadbeater insists bill will have 'strictest safeguards in the world'

1 month, 1 week ago

Declaration form terminally ill patients must fill in for help to die is revealed - as MP Kim Leadbeater insists bill will have 'strictest safeguards in the world'

Daily Mail

The declaration form terminally-ill patients must fill in for help to kill themselves has been revealed for the first time. The form was published under the new assisted dying bill, tabled by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater Labour MP Ms Leadbeater insists the new laws will have the 'strictest protections and safeguards of any legislation anywhere in the world'. It will …

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What exactly does the assisted dying bill mean for patients? We explain as terminally ill could be able to take their own life from next month

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1 month, 1 week ago

What exactly does the assisted dying bill mean for patients? We explain as terminally ill could be able to take their own life from next month

Daily Mail

A proposed law to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales could mean terminally ill adults will be able to end their own life from next month. Under plans unveiled last night people diagnosed with a life-limiting disease who have less than six months to live would be permitted to obtain and administer lethal medicines that would trigger instant death. …

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Esther Rantzen-backed assisted suicide law would only allow terminally ill to end their lives with disabled and mentally ill people barred - and 14 years in jail for those who 'pressure' people into d

1 month, 1 week ago

Esther Rantzen-backed assisted suicide law would only allow terminally ill to end their lives with disabled and mentally ill people barred - and 14 years in jail for those who 'pressure' people into d

Daily Mail

People with physical disabilities and mental ill health would be barred from seeking help to die under plans for a law allowing assisted suicide for the first time. Supporters of the long-awaited Terminally Ill Adults Bill have also revealed that if passed by Parliament, it will be illegal to use 'dishonesty, coercion or pressure' to make someone say they want …

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Assisted dying bill: What it means for patients - as terminally ill to be able to take own life in 21 days

1 month, 1 week ago

Assisted dying bill: What it means for patients - as terminally ill to be able to take own life in 21 days

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new law has been proposed to legalise assisted dying for …

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Pressuring someone to end their lives is set to be a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison under new Assisted dying bill

Trending News

1 month, 1 week ago

Pressuring someone to end their lives is set to be a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison under new Assisted dying bill

Daily Mail

Pressuring someone to end their lives will be a crime punishable by up to 14 years' imprisonment under the proposed legalisation of assisted suicide, it last night emerged. Details of the long-awaited Terminally Ill Adults Bill reveal that, if passed by Parliament, it will be illegal to use 'dishonesty, coercion or pressure' to make someone say they want help dying. …

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Doubts over Assisted Dying Bill grow as doctors and nurses warn of added pressures on the 'broken' NHS - but campaigners insist it can give people 'hope'

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Doubts over Assisted Dying Bill grow as doctors and nurses warn of added pressures on the 'broken' NHS - but campaigners insist it can give people 'hope'

Daily Mail

Thousands of doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff have signed a letter to warn against putting an added burden on the 'broken' NHS by legalising assisted dying. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater last month formally introduced her Terminally Ill Adults Bill to Parliament ahead of its first full debate. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater last month formally introduced her Terminally Ill Adults …

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Judge bars woman from euthanasia at last minute

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Judge bars woman from euthanasia at last minute

The Independent

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Alzheimer's patient 'relieved' at Quebec's assisted suicide policy shift

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Alzheimer's patient 'relieved' at Quebec's assisted suicide policy shift

Raw Story

Sandra Demontigny was afraid of being a prisoner in her own body: a 45-year-old diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, she worried about losing control of her life and burdening those she loves for years. But the Quebec resident said she is now "relieved" after the Canadian province approved advanced requests for medical assistance in dying, its voluntary euthanasia program. "I feel …

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Assisted dying: What is the current law and will it change?

2 months, 1 week ago

Assisted dying: What is the current law and will it change?

The Independent

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Euthanasia doctors in Canada struggle with the ethics of killing vulnerable patients

2 months, 1 week ago

Euthanasia doctors in Canada struggle with the ethics of killing vulnerable patients

The Independent

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Terminally ill could end their lives if a judge and doctor agree under new assisted dying law - as Archbishop of Canterbury warns people will feel a 'duty' to stop being a 'burden'

2 months, 1 week ago

Terminally ill could end their lives if a judge and doctor agree under new assisted dying law - as Archbishop of Canterbury warns people will feel a 'duty' to stop being a 'burden'

Daily Mail

Campaigners gathered outside Parliament today as a proposed new law on assisted dying was presented to the House of Commons. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater is behind the Terminally Ill Adults Bill and this morning insisted it would have 'clear criteria, safeguards and protections'. But Ms Leadbeater has suggested two doctors and a judge would have to agree that terminally ill …

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In pursuit of death

2 months, 3 weeks ago

In pursuit of death

Times of India

New guidelines aim to support the rights of terminally ill patients on life support The Situation Today | In India, more people than ever are getting access to life-saving treatments. The new guidelines from the government about stopping life support for terminally ill patients are meant to make it easier for them to exercise this right. Recent Court Cases | …

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Drug overdose deaths continue to climb as advocates slam 'deplorable' government inaction

4 months ago

Drug overdose deaths continue to climb as advocates slam 'deplorable' government inaction

ABC

When police knocked on Jen Furby's door one night in May 2022, she secretly hoped it was because her daughter had been arrested — because that meant she was still safe. Sobering statistics Jen is now telling her family's story for the first time, as a new report reveals the annual number of drug overdose deaths in Australia has almost …

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'Death capsule' deemed the 'Tesla of euthanasia' 'could be used for assisted suicides in Switzerland for the first time this month'

5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Death capsule' deemed the 'Tesla of euthanasia' 'could be used for assisted suicides in Switzerland for the first time this month'

Daily Mail

A 'death capsule' designed to carry out assisted suicides is due to be used for the first time this month, Swiss media reports. The Sarco, short for sarcophagus, would enable the euthanasia patient inside it to press a button and die 'within seconds', according to the company behind it, Exit Switzerland. Its creator, controversial assisted dying advocate Dr Philip Nitschke, …

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Two senior citizens get suspended jail terms on suicide powder X

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Two senior citizens get suspended jail terms on suicide powder X

Dutch News

A 74-year-old woman and a 76-year-old man have been convicted for their involvement in supplying a chemical compound known as “substance X” that a judge said led to several suicides. One woman was handed down a suspended prison sentence of one year and a probationary period of three years. The man, the former chairman of CLW, received a lesser suspended …

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‘I’m dying, you’re not': Those terminally ill ask more states to legalize physician-assisted death

8 months, 1 week ago

‘I’m dying, you’re not': Those terminally ill ask more states to legalize physician-assisted death

Associated Press

DENVER — On a brisk day at a restaurant outside Chicago, Deb Robertson sat with her teenage grandson to talk about her death. Deb Robertson kisses her wife Kate Koubek, as they prepare for a meal with family and friends at their Lombard, Ill., home Saturday, March 23, 2024. A card made for Deb Robertson by a student of Robertson’s …

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Euthanasia Debate | The case against legalisation of euthanasia in India

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Euthanasia Debate | The case against legalisation of euthanasia in India

Hindustan Times

In light of the recent case involving the 28-year-old Dutch woman who chose to end her life due to her struggles with depression, autism and personality disorder, it is crucial to not only address the concerns surrounding euthanasia but also to explore potential solutions to prevent similar tragedies in the future. As a mental health professional, my perspective on whether …

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Home euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: What my sister's euthanasia exposed about this controversial topic

9 months ago

Home euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: What my sister's euthanasia exposed about this controversial topic

Slate

My sister Theda had been bedridden for seven years when she first decided she wanted to die. Psychiatric disorders manifesting as physical disease are at the very bottom of that pile.” This distinction between physical, psychological, and hybrid suffering didn’t matter much to Theda in the end. “I’m not crazy!” she told me when mental illness causing physical symptoms came …

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Ecuador’s high court decriminalizes euthanasia, following a lawsuit by a terminally ill patient

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ecuador’s high court decriminalizes euthanasia, following a lawsuit by a terminally ill patient

Associated Press

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s high court on Wednesday decriminalized euthanasia and ordered lawmakers and health officials to draft rules and regulations for the procedure. The decision of Ecuador’s Constitutional Court came in response to a lawsuit from a terminally ill woman diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS, who had argued that she should be allowed to have …

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France’s National Assembly approves bill meant to enshrine right to abortion in French Constitution

10 months, 3 weeks ago

France’s National Assembly approves bill meant to enshrine right to abortion in French Constitution

Associated Press

PARIS — France’s National Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill meant to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French Constitution, the first key step in a legislative process that also requires a vote in the Senate. “Tonight, the National Assembly and the government did not miss their rendez-vous with women’s history,” Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti said. …

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South Carolina has lethal injection drug but justices want more info before restarting executions

1 year, 1 month ago

South Carolina has lethal injection drug but justices want more info before restarting executions

Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s highest court apparently is not ready to allow the state to restart executions after more than 12 years until they hear more arguments about newly obtained lethal injection drugs as well as a recently added firing squad and the old electric chair. South Carolina has not carried out an execution since 2011 after the state’s …

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Doctor uses pillow to 'euthanise' terminally ill woman in Belgium

1 year, 3 months ago

Doctor uses pillow to 'euthanise' terminally ill woman in Belgium

Firstpost

Euthanasia, a legal practice in Belgium, involved a doctor and two nurses visiting the woman’s home, where she lived with her husband and young daughter. To avoid witnessing her passing, the woman’s relatives left the premises A terminally ill Belgian woman, suffering from an incurable disease, was reportedly aided in ending her life using a pillow, as the previously administered …

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California's doctor-assisted deaths surged 63% to 853 last year: critics say state law is unconstitutional, has made it too easy to get lethal drugs, and 'steers' disabled people to suicide

1 year, 4 months ago

California's doctor-assisted deaths surged 63% to 853 last year: critics say state law is unconstitutional, has made it too easy to get lethal drugs, and 'steers' disabled people to suicide

Daily Mail

Record numbers of people ended their lives in California last year in America's biggest doctor-assisted suicide program, after lawmakers made it easier for residents to get their hands on lethal drugs. Last year, 1,270 people got fatal prescriptions under the state's End of Life Option Act, and 853 people used them to end their lives, the California Department of Public …

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Vancouver hospital offered 'medical assistance in dying' to suicidal 37-year-old woman who was told it would take too long to see a psychiatrist

1 year, 4 months ago

Vancouver hospital offered 'medical assistance in dying' to suicidal 37-year-old woman who was told it would take too long to see a psychiatrist

Daily Mail

A Vancouver woman who went to hospital seeking help for suicidal thoughts has revealed how staff suggested euthanasia — the latest sign that the Canada's assisted dying program is out of control. Some 2,515 people received Medical Assistance in Dying in BC last year, Ministry of Health figures show 'She said to me: 'The system is broken.' Duncan's daughters Christie …

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Tensions erupt in a Paris suburb after a 17-year-old delivery driver is killed in a police standoff

1 year, 5 months ago

Tensions erupt in a Paris suburb after a 17-year-old delivery driver is killed in a police standoff

Associated Press

PARIS — A 17-year-old delivery driver was shot and killed by a police officer Tuesday in a Paris suburb, according to his family’s lawyers. The police officer was detained on suspicion of manslaughter, according to the prosecutor’s office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. The lawyers cited a video reported to be of the incident circulating online that shows two …

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Euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke claims death of Lily Thai, 23, shows assisted dying laws work

1 year, 6 months ago

Euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke claims death of Lily Thai, 23, shows assisted dying laws work

Daily Mail

A euthanasia advocate claims the death of a 23-year-old woman with a painful terminal illness shows the benefits of new voluntary assisted dying laws work - but he says more still needs to be done. Doctor Philip Nitschke - who has been dubbed 'Dr Death' for his work in the controversial medical area - hopes Lily's case will help 'allay …

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Canada’s euthanasia system should be warning sign to other countries, MPs told

1 year, 6 months ago

Canada’s euthanasia system should be warning sign to other countries, MPs told

The Independent

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US backs study of safe injection sites, overdose prevention

1 year, 7 months ago

US backs study of safe injection sites, overdose prevention

The Independent

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US approves sale of overdose reversal drug without prescription

1 year, 8 months ago

US approves sale of overdose reversal drug without prescription

Al Jazeera

The decision comes as a bid to widen access to the life-saving drug as the US struggles with a wave of overdose deaths. The United States has decided to make Narcan, a life-saving medication that can reverse drug overdoses, accessible without a prescription as the country reels from an ongoing opioid addiction crisis. In a statement on Wednesday, the US …

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South Carolina Senate OKs ‘shield law’ for lethal injections

1 year, 10 months ago

South Carolina Senate OKs ‘shield law’ for lethal injections

Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Senate passed on Wednesday a law shielding the identity of pharmaceutical companies providing lethal injection drugs for state executions. In the latest development for that case, the Supreme Court of South Carolina ordered the South Carolina Department of Corrections to provide more information regarding its attempts to acquire lethal injection drugs. Taylor, the executive …

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End-of-life decisions: On SC’s legal status to advance medical directives

1 year, 10 months ago

End-of-life decisions: On SC’s legal status to advance medical directives

The Hindu

When the Supreme Court granted legal status to the concept of ‘advance medical directives’ in 2018 and allowed passive euthanasia, subject to stringent safeguards, it was seen as a vital recognition of both patient autonomy over end-of-life decisions and the right to a dignified death. The hospital should also form a secondary board, including a doctor nominated by the district’s …

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