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Quebec embarking on euthanasia debate
Montreal :: Canada | 3 days ago
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Q uebec wants to have a public debate on euthanasia next year in the hope of building a consensus that will persuade the federal government to recognize the controversial practice in law. A motion tabled yesterday in the National Assembly by the Parti...
Tags: National Assembly, federal governing, Canada, Montreal, Health Medical Pharma, Disability rights, Right to die, Homicide, Politics, French Quebecers, Social Issues, Assisted suicide, Medical ethics, Euthanasia, Pauline Marois
Assisted suicide bill moves closer
London :: United Kingdom | 3 days ago
Credibility Independent Lothians MSP Margo MacDonald will unveil the full details of the bill in January having completed a long consultation process...The Care Not Killing Alliance, a coalition of groups against euthanasia, said: "If Margo MacDonald's bill becomes...
Tags: assisted suicide, United Kingdom, London, Disability rights, Margo MacDonald, Homicide, Social Issues, Medical ethics, Care Not Killing, Euthanasia in the United Kingdom, Euthanasia
Quebec opens euthanasia debate
Montreal :: Canada | 4 days ago
Credibility The Quebec government will hold roving public consultations on the question of euthanasia, Health Minister Yves Bolduc announces after a request from the opposition Parti Québécois. A body found in a vacant lot in LaSalle Wednesday is that of a cab driver...
Tags: Montreal, Quebec City, quebec government, euthanasia debate, snow removal, Canada, Social Issues, Video game developers, Bombardier Inc., Bernard Drainville, Politics, THQ, Electronic Arts, Technology Internet, Danny Bilson, Homicide, Snowmobiles, Medical ethics, Entertainment Software Association, Euthanasia, Law Crime, S&P/TSX 60 Index, Disability rights, Parti Quￃﾩbￃﾩcois, Business Finance, Politics of Quebec, Health Medical Pharma, World Wrestling Entertainment, S&P/TSX Composite Index, Assisted suicide
Widower speaks out over suicide
Zurich :: Switzerland | 10 days ago
Credibility A husband arrested on suspicion of helping his bedridden wife kill herself shortly before their 40th wedding anniversary has defended his decision, amid growing calls for a change in the law on assisted suicide. Margaret Bateman, 62, suffered from an...
Tags: assisted suicide, Switzerland, Margaret Bateman, Zurich, Disability rights, Homicide, Social Issues, Suicide, Medical ethics, Euthanasia, Dignitas, Suicide methods, Law Crime, Debbie Purdy
Suicide clinics give patients 'much-needed service' says Kirk minister
Liverpool :: United Kingdom | 13 days ago
Credibility Church of Scotland minister has praised the work of Dignitas, the Swiss-based assisted suicide group, and accused Britain of "exporting" its ethical dilemma overseas. Dr John Cameron said Dignitas provided a "much needed service" for individuals who want...
Tags: Dignitas, human life, Scotland, Dr Cameron, assisted suicide, United Kingdom, Liverpool, Medical ethics, Suicide, Palliative care, Euthanasia, Disability rights, Homicide
Charge 'very unusual' (Newstalk ZB)
Christchurch :: New Zealand | 15 days ago
Credibility A law expert says the charge brought against a 17 year old who helped his friend commit suicide is very unusual. The teen pleaded guilty to assisting suicide after the body of his 16 year old friend was discovered in a Christchurch park. Nigel Hampton...
Tags: New Zealand, Christchurch, Suicide, Assisted suicide, Murder, Attempted murder, Criminal law, Suicide methods, Sociology, Law Crime, Social Issues
Help people planning suicide (Newstalk ZB)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 16 days ago
Credibility The best way to help a person considering suicide is to ensure they are in touch with professional support services. This reminder follows the case of a 17 year old who has pleaded guilty to assisting suicide, after the body of his 16 year-old friend...
Tags: assisted suicide, New Zealand, Auckland, Suicide prevention, Sociology, Suicide, Lifeline, Social Issues, Human Interest, Law Crime
Inside the Dignitas house
Zurich :: Switzerland | 19 days ago
Credibility But what is it really like inside the world's first assisted suicide clinic? The room at the Dignitas house, near Zurich, in which people end their lives. Photograph: David Levene Ludwig Minelli is explaining the best techniques for an efficient suicide...
Tags: Mr Minelli, David Levene Ludwig Minelli, Dignitas, assisted suicides, Greek, Switzerland, Zurich, Beatrice Bucher, Britain, ones persons, Assisted suicide, Suicide tourism, Edward Downes, Suicide, Daniel James, Euthanasia, Ludwig Minelli, Social Issues
Legal guidance on assisted suicide ‘a danger to elderly’ say judges
London :: United Kingdom | 23 days ago
Credibility Baroness Butler-Sloss, the former head of the Family Division of the High Court, Lord Mackay of Clashfern, the former Lord Chancellor, and Lord Carlile of Berriew, the Government’s adviser on terrorism legislation, are among those who fear that the proposals...
Tags: assisted suicide, United Kingdom, London, Director of public prosecutions, Alex Carlile Baron Carlile of Berriew, House of Lords, Keir Starmer, Prosecution, Debbie Purdy, Social Issues, Law Crime
Euthanasia laws still too murky: campaigners
Brisbane :: Australia | 25 days ago
Credibility Yesterday police raided Exit International's Victorian and New South Wales offices, seeking information about the death of a man in Brisbane in June. Shortly afterwards, New South Wales Police confiscated the sedative Nembutal from the Sydney home of...
Tags: euthanasia group, Dr Philip Nitschke, Exit International, melbourne office, Melbourne, Australia, Brisbane, Disability rights, Homicide, Philip Nitschke, Nancy Crick, Euthanasia in Australia, Euthanasia, Death, Social Issues, Medical ethics, Assisted suicide, Pentobarbital, Health Medical Pharma, Helium
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