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Head of troubled L.A. Animal Services steps down amid high euthanasia rates, overcrowding
1 month, 1 week ago

Head of troubled L.A. Animal Services steps down amid high euthanasia rates, overcrowding

LA Times  

A dog in a kennel at Chesterfield Square, one of six shelters run by Los Angeles Animal Services. Bass added that Ramirez, who was tasked with leading the agency during Dain’s absence, was “performing absolutely fine.” Bass announced Dains’ hiring in June 2023, touting her arrival as part of the mayor’s effort to turn around Animal Services, which faces chronic …

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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, 4 weeks 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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On his last day, CJI DY Chandrachud gave relief to parents seeking euthanasia for son
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

On his last day, CJI DY Chandrachud gave relief to parents seeking euthanasia for son

Hindustan Times  

The parents of 30-year-old Harish Rana, who has been in a vegetative state for over 13 years following a severe head injury, have finally received much-needed relief after the intervention of former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on his last working day, reported India Today. Former Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud provided relief to parents in his …

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On last day, DY Chandrachud granted relief to parents seeking euthanasia for son
2 months ago

On last day, DY Chandrachud granted relief to parents seeking euthanasia for son

India Today  

The parents of 30-year-old Harish Rana, who has been in a vegetative state for over 13 years following a severe head injury, have received long-awaited relief after the intervention of former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. Overwhelmed by the financial burden of their son's continued medical care, the parents had petitioned the Supreme Court for passive euthanasia, seeking the …

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Free energy drinks and ‘mandatory euthanasia’ among tips submitted as NHS public consultation mocked
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Free energy drinks and ‘mandatory euthanasia’ among tips submitted as NHS public consultation mocked

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} The NHS’s flagship …

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SC refuses to permit euthanasia for aged couple’s comatose son
4 months, 3 weeks ago

SC refuses to permit euthanasia for aged couple’s comatose son

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant an aged couple’s plea to allow “passive euthanasia” for their 30-year-old son, who has been lying comatose at home for 11 years after a fall from the fourth floor of a building. Not ‘passive’ euthanasia The Chief Justice said that the man, Harish Rana, who had sustained extensive head injuries in the …

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Opinion: What’s behind overcrowding and death at animal shelters? Volunteers say it’s the public
1 year, 1 month ago

Opinion: What’s behind overcrowding and death at animal shelters? Volunteers say it’s the public

LA Times  

A dog looks out of its cage at the Lancaster Animal Care Center on Sept. 27. Lately — and especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic — the crisis of overcrowded animal shelters run by the city and county of L.A. have drawn similarly apoplectic letters, especially from readers who have volunteered at those shelters. We already published some …

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Canada’s euthanasia system should be warning sign to other countries, MPs told
1 year, 7 months ago

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

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. I would say Canada is a warning sign for countries that contemplate legalising medical …

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Passive Euthanasia : Supreme Court Agrees To Modify Conditions For Living Will/Advance Medical Directive; Orders To Be Passed
1 year, 11 months ago

Passive Euthanasia : Supreme Court Agrees To Modify Conditions For Living Will/Advance Medical Directive; Orders To Be Passed

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, agreed that modifications are required to be made to the guidelines for Living Will/Advance Medical Directive that was issued by its judgment recognising 'passive euthanasia' in Common Cause v. Union of India And Anr. Ravikumar was considering a Miscellaneous Application filed by Indian Council for Critical Care Medicine, seeking modification of …

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‘It’s meaningful work’: The doctor who performs euthanasia in Canada — and the doctor who refuses
2 years ago

‘It’s meaningful work’: The doctor who performs euthanasia in Canada — and the doctor who refuses

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But now, she visits her grandkids every week, …

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Commonwealth's 25-year-old ban on euthanasia laws in ACT and Northern Territory likely to end
2 years, 5 months ago

Commonwealth's 25-year-old ban on euthanasia laws in ACT and Northern Territory likely to end

ABC  

A global controversy was sparked 27 years ago when the Northern Territory government passed the world's first right-to-die legislation. Federal Liberal MP Kevin Andrews introduced a bill in the Australian parliament to overturn the Northern Territory's laws and prevent any territories, including the ACT, from legalising euthanasia. Assisted suicide laws are no longer exceptional Two federal Labor backbenchers — Canberra's …

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A more comfortable goodbye? Vets bring pet euthanasia home
3 years, 2 months ago

A more comfortable goodbye? Vets bring pet euthanasia home

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Clarence the giant schnauzer came into Penny Wagner’s life as a puppy nearly eight years ago, at a traumatic time for her family. “I think he was very comforted by the fact that he was home and that he was with loved ones up to the moment we said goodbye.” Private services that offer home euthanasia for …

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Another Australian state legalizes voluntary euthanasia
3 years, 3 months ago

Another Australian state legalizes voluntary euthanasia

Associated Press  

BRISBANE, Australia — Voluntary euthanasia became legal in a fifth Australian state on Thursday, more than 20 years after the country repealed the world’s first mercy killing law for the terminally ill. Queensland’s Parliament passed the law with 61 of the state’s 93 lawmakers voting in favor. Queensland’s law, which takes effect in January 2023, allows people suffering from a …

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Freedom To Die: A Look At Active Euthanasia's Position In The Indian Legal System
3 years, 4 months ago

Freedom To Die: A Look At Active Euthanasia's Position In The Indian Legal System

Live Law  

Active euthanasia or voluntary euthanasia, sometimes also known as aggressive euthanasia is the act of voluntarily administering substances by a physician with the patient's consent which is capable of ending the patient's life thereby putting an end to their suffering which has led them to the decision to die in the first place. Laws Of Other Countries Allowing Active Euthanasia …

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Euthanasia rally held as SA Upper House set to debate bill and others call for palliative care funding
3 years, 8 months ago

Euthanasia rally held as SA Upper House set to debate bill and others call for palliative care funding

ABC  

Stricken with cancer of the larynx, Ray Hardy was nursed through his final days by his loving son Kevin. Key points: SA parliament is due to debate its assisted dying bill on Wednesday night A palliative care organisation wants more funding Supporters of the bill rallied outside parliament on Wednesday afternoon It was that deeply personal experience that saw Kevin …

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Euthanasia, Doctrine Of Double Effect And The Growing Need For Effective Palliative Care
4 years, 3 months ago

Euthanasia, Doctrine Of Double Effect And The Growing Need For Effective Palliative Care

Live Law  

Like most other philosophical doctrines and terms, the word 'euthanasia' has been derived from two Greek words, 'Eu' meaning 'well' and 'Thanatos' meaning 'death'. Palliative care is a specialized system and philosophy of care for delivering care to persons with life threatening diseases from the first stage of diagnosis to even after the death of the person i.e. Adequate palliative …

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Queensland voluntary euthanasia laws to be deferred after October election
4 years, 7 months ago

Queensland voluntary euthanasia laws to be deferred after October election

ABC  

Legislation that would legalise voluntary euthanasia will not be passed by the Queensland Government this term, with the draft legislation to instead be referred to the law reform commission. But Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told parliament this morning the legislation would instead be referred to the Queensland Law Reform Commission for consideration, with an expectation it would respond after the October …

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Dutch court approves euthanasia in advanced dementia cases
4 years, 8 months ago

Dutch court approves euthanasia in advanced dementia cases

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Netherlands’ highest court ruled Tuesday that doctors can carry out euthanasia in patients with advanced dementia if the patient has earlier made a written directive. Dutch euthanasia advocacy group NVVE welcomed the ruling, saying in a statement that the decision should help doctors “to feel strengthened and supported if they want to carry out euthanasia …

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Voluntary euthanasia expected to be passed in Queensland after year-long review
4 years, 9 months ago

Voluntary euthanasia expected to be passed in Queensland after year-long review

ABC  

Queensland Parliament's health committee has recommended passing the voluntary assisted dying laws that were first proposed in late 2018. Key points: Health committee chair Aaron Harper says the proposal was given extensive consideration The bipartisan committee held 41 hearings and received 4,729 submissions Mr Harper says most people who engaged with them supported the bill The committee spent much of …

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Terminally ill Peru woman demands right to euthanasia
4 years, 11 months ago

Terminally ill Peru woman demands right to euthanasia

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — A Peruvian woman who is almost completely paralyzed and requires round-the-clock care for a terminal illness took her fight to change the South American nation’s law forbidding euthanasia to the country’s courts Friday. The public defender’s office joined Ana Estrada in filing a lawsuit urging the Ministry of Health and other state institutions not to enforce a …

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Prosecutor takes dementia patient's euthanasia to Supreme Court
5 years, 3 months ago

Prosecutor takes dementia patient's euthanasia to Supreme Court

NL Times  

The Public Prosecutor filed cassation at the Supreme Court in the case of a nursing home doctor who was recently acquitted of murder for performing euthanasia on a woman with advanced dementia. There are legal questions the Prosecutor wants answered in this case, but it does not want to put the doctor through an appeal so is therefore going directly …

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Talk about the end of your life, says government campaign
5 years, 6 months ago

Talk about the end of your life, says government campaign

Dutch News  

The Dutch government has launched a new campaign to encourage people to think more about the end of their lives – well before they reach them. Although it links to a government website giving more information about advanced care directives – which can be used to give instructions such as ‘do not resuscitate’ orders and euthanasia wishes in cases such …

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Talk about the end of your life, says government campaign
5 years, 6 months ago

Talk about the end of your life, says government campaign

Dutch News  

The Dutch government has launched a new campaign to encourage people to think more about the end of their lives – well before they reach them. Although it links to a government website giving more information about advanced care directives – which can be used to give instructions such as ‘do not resuscitate’ orders and euthanasia wishes in cases such …

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Supreme Court Allows Passive Euthanasia: Landmark Ruling on End-of-Life Care
6 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Allows Passive Euthanasia: Landmark Ruling on End-of-Life Care

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court has allowed passive euthanasia and execution of a living will of persons suffering from chronic terminal diseases and likely to go into a permanent vegetative state. The court's ruling upholds the right to die with dignity and lays down procedural guidelines governing the advance directive of a living will.

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