'Locked-in' patients happier than thought – studyTehran TimesEven so, the authors argue that the findings contribute to a powerful debate in Europe as to whether assisted suicide should be made available to locked-in patients on the assumption that their life is intolerable. Locked-in syndrome is the term for a …Most 'Locked-In Syndrome' Patients Are HappyMedscapeall [...]
Help should always precede assisted suicide says expertLaval News3 in Laval were told by a suicide prevention expert that statistics reveal that persons contemplating assisted suicide tend to abandon the idea if they are relieved of the pain driving them to desperation. According to Brian L. Mishara, director of the …
NH House considering assisted suicide billFoster’s Daily DemocratCONCORD, NH (AP) — The public is getting a chance to tell New Hampshire's House Judiciary Committee what it thinks of legalizing assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. The committee holds a hearing Monday on a bill that allows mentally …and more »
NH House considering assisted suicide billWCAXAP – February 28, 2011 6:25 AM ET CONCORD, NH (AP) – The public is getting a chance to tell New Hampshire's House Judiciary Committee what it thinks of legalizing assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. The committee holds a hearing Monday on a …and more »
NH House considering assisted suicide billNECNCONCORD, NH (AP) — The public is getting a chance to tell New Hampshire's House Judiciary Committee what it thinks of legalizing assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. The committee holds a hearing Monday on a bill that allows mentally …Montana rejects doctor-assisted suicide rulesAmerican Medical NewsNH lawmakers debate doctor-assisted [...]
NH lawmakers debate doctor-assisted suicideWCAXThe topic of doctor-assisted suicide will take center stage inside the New Hampshire Statehouse Monday morning. Lawmakers in the Granite State are considering a bill that would legalize suicide for terminally ill patients. …Montana rejects doctor-assisted suicide rulesAmerican Medical Newsall 2 news articles »
There's no reset button on state-sanctioned killingCalgary HeraldHe would also, if he'd been able to closely follow Quebec's public consultation on euthanasia and assisted suicide, have witnessed growing coldness to the initial fervour for normalizing them as medical treatments. When he went public with a confession …and more »
This state's open elections dodge another bulletTheNewsTribune.comHuman Life, which opposes euthanasia and abortion, mounted a “voter education” campaign in 2008 against an initiative that legalized doctor-assisted suicide in Washington. So far so good. Arguing for or against proposed government policies is the …Washington's public-disclosure law survives court challenge to continue …Seattle Timesall 3 news articles »
swissinfo.ch Mental illness tests assisted suicide normsswissinfo.chA television documentary following the path to assisted suicide taken by a man suffering from bipolar disorder has focused debate on the practice for the mentally ill. The documentary, “Tod nach Plan” (Death by Plan), …and more »
Montana rejects doctor-assisted suicide rulesAmerican Medical NewsPhysician-assisted suicide will remain legal yet unregulated in Montana. The state Senate Judiciary Committee considered two bills related to doctor-aided death — one to regulate the practice and one to ban it — and tabled both. …