Archive for April, 2009

Assisted suicide should be legal – professor – Manchester Evening News

« 30 April 2009 | 22:04 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Assisted suicide should be legal – professorManchester Evening News, UK - Caroline SmithASSISTED suicide should be legal for terminally ill people in chronic pain, a senior academic says. Martin Johnson, professor in nursing at Salford University, said evidence from other countries showed patients could be helped to die 'ethically'. …



Radio Show Of Terri's Foundation Needs Lifeline – North Country Gazette

« 30 April 2009 | 17:01 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Radio Show Of Terri's Foundation Needs LifelineNorth Country Gazette, NYThis past year, leading experts on euthanasia and assisted suicide have given listeners vital information concerning this cavalier attitude towards medical care. The average American need only pay passing attention to medical news to recognize that …



Friend-of-the-court briefs filed in assisted suicide case – Great Falls Tribune

« 30 April 2009 | 10:41 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Friend-of-the-court briefs filed in assisted suicide caseGreat Falls Tribune, MT… a conservative legal group, filed a brief on behalf of the Family Research Council, the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Catholic Medical Association and several Montana physicians. "Legalizing assisted suicide …



Euthanasia will be debated in the Scottish Parliament – The Christian Institute

« 29 April 2009 | 8:42 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

The Christian Institute Euthanasia will be debated in the Scottish ParliamentThe Christian Institute, UKLast year Dr David Jeffrey, a leading end-of-life care specialist, warned that making assisted suicide legal in the UK would kill patient trust. He said that while articulate patients were lobbying for a change in the law, he was concerned about …



Most Morally Confused? New England, Pacific Northwest Vie for Title – Beliefnet.com

« 28 April 2009 | 16:48 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Most Morally Confused? New England, Pacific Northwest Vie for TitleBeliefnet.com, NYOn the other hand, the only two states in the country that have legalized assisted suicide are Washington and Oregon. We lag behind on gay marriage, but are way out front on the right to die. Why? Why indeed? Berger floats a possible explanation, …



Amicus briefs filed in assisted suicide case – MLive.com

« 28 April 2009 | 14:59 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Amicus briefs filed in assisted suicide caseMLive.com, MI - Len IwanskiTwo friend-of-the-court briefs ask the Montana Supreme Court to reverse a lower-court ruling that Montanans have a constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide. On Tuesday the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative legal group, filed a brief on …



Amicus briefs filed in assisted suicide case – ABCMontana

« 28 April 2009 | 14:54 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Amicus briefs filed in assisted suicide caseABCMontana, MTBy AP HELENA – Three friend-of-the-court briefs ask the Montana Supreme Court to reverse a lower-court ruling that Montanans have a constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide. On Tuesday the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative legal group, …



Amicus briefs filed in assisted suicide case – KPAX-TV

« 28 April 2009 | 13:15 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Amicus briefs filed in assisted suicide caseKPAX-TV, MT(AP) – Two friend-of-the-court briefs ask the Montana Supreme Court to reverse a lower-court ruling that Montanans have a constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide. On Tuesday the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative legal group, …



Montana Supreme Court Gets Pro-Life Legal Brief Opposing Assisted … – LifeNews.com

« 28 April 2009 | 10:25 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Montana Supreme Court Gets Pro-Life Legal Brief Opposing Assisted …LifeNews.com, MTby Steven Ertelt Helena, MT (LifeNews.com) — A pro-life legal group has submitted a brief to the Montana Supreme Court asking it to overturn a local judge's decision to overturn the state's ban on assisted suicide. If the state's high court affirms …



Interview: Chris Gast of Michigan Right to Life – Michigan Policy Network

« 28 April 2009 | 8:11 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Interview: Chris Gast of Michigan Right to LifeMichigan Policy Network, MIDuring the 1990s, we spent much effort preventing the legalization of assisted suicide, and Jack Kevorkian was at the forefront of that movement. Proposal 2, which was passed last November and will allow lethal research on live human embryos, …