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In Theory: Should we be allowed to choose to die?
Q. British author Sir Terry Pratchett recently presented a BBC documentary called “Choosing To Die,” about assisted suicide. Pratchett, the bestselling author of the “Discworld” series of fantasy novels, was diagnosed with...Tags: Health, Cancer, Entertainment, Depression, 60 Minutes (tv program)
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Letters to the Editor - April 25
It takes courage to face death, be it yours or another’s To the editor: There is no dignity in cowardice. Those who apply the term “death with dignity” to assisted suicide or euthanasia diminish the extraordinary dignity of every...Tags: White House, Euthanasia, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Social Issues
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Peter Goodwin dies at 83; doctor helped craft Death With Dignity Act
In 1970 a man with terminal bone cancer came to see Dr. Peter Goodwin, who practiced family medicine in Portland, Ore. The man had intractable pain and saw no point in prolonging his suffering. He pleaded with Goodwin for pills to end his life.
His...Tags: Health, Justice System, Cancer, Family, Hodgkins Disease
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'Mercy killing' or just plain murder
There are so many travesties in our world that sometimes it makes one wonder which ones to comment about and which ones to shout about with outrage. Recently I came across something that makes my blood boil. Here is my outrage: In the Netherlands some...Tags: Euthanasia, Suicide
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Woman agrees to stop selling suicide kits
Los Angeles TimesSAN DIEGO -- A former schoolteacher who sold suicide kits that she once touted as leaving people "eternally sleepy" pleaded guilty Friday to a tax evasion charge and agreed to stop encouraging people to commit suicide. Sharlotte Hydorn mailed more than...Tags: Health, Justice System, Colon Cancer, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Wishing for the right to make that final exit
Colleen Kegg hasn't worked out the details of her exit plan yet. But about one thing, Kegg is clear: When she can no longer feed herself or go to the bathroom without assistance, she will take steps to end her life. A rare and incurable neurological...Tags: Health, Cancer, Chemicals, Politics, Pharmaceuticals
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Dr. Jack Kevorkian dies at 83; 'Dr. Death' was advocate, practitioner of physician-assisted suicide
He was known as Dr. Death, a Michigan physician who helped his patients kill themselves.
In doing so, Jack Kevorkian inflamed a nationwide debate in the 1990s over a terminally ill patient's right to die. And he served eight years in prison for second-...Tags: Celebrities and Health Issues, Newspaper and Magazine, The New York Times, News Media, Beverly Hills
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Catholic bishops meet in Bellevue to discuss clergy sex abuse
Q13 FOX News ReporterThe U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opened their spring meeting Wednesday with votes planned on revising the church's policy on protecting children from clergy sex abuse, and on a statement opposing physician-assisted suicide. More than 300 clergy...Tags: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Pornography, Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal, Child Abuse
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In Bellevue meeting, Catholic bishops approve shifts in abuse policy
Elaine PorterfieldU.S. Roman Catholic bishops on Thursday approved slight revisions to their policy governing child sex abuse, saying the church would not tolerate offending priests. But critics said children were still vulnerable. After minimal debate, the bishops passed...Tags: Sex Crimes, Palliative Care, Sex, Washington (U.S. state), Christianity
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Kevorkian raised an issue that won't go away
Goodbye, Dr. Death. Yes, the vilified Dr. Jack Kevorkian is no longer with us and for that many are grateful and pleased. But the issue he raised -- dying on one's own terms -- continues on. When the Detroit area pathologist died on June 3 the...Tags: Health, Florida, Justice System, Michigan, California
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Catholic bishops debate assisted suicide
The Religion WorldThe Catholic bishops of the United States will debate and vote on a statement opposing physician-assisted suicide at their Spring General Assembly, June 15-17, in Seattle. The document, To Live Each Day with Dignity, will be the first statement on... -
Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian dies at age 83
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) -- A lawyer and friend of Jack Kevorkian says the assisted suicide advocate has died at a Detroit-area hospital at the age of 83. Mayer Morganroth tells The Associated Press that Kevorkian died Friday morning at William Beaumont...Tags: Jack Kevorkian, Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Michigan, Detroit
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