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Man wins right to die at home
Aug 20, 1970
BY ADAM FRESCO, The Times of London
A terminally ill man won a legal battle yesterday for the right to die at home after a health authority agreed to fund his nursing care. Lawyers for Jason Powell, who has multiple sclerosis and pneumonia and has only a few months to live, challenged Dyfed Powys Health Authority's refusal to fund home care as a breach of his human rights.
First conviction of a non-doctor
Aug 20, 1970
On April 10, 2003, the Groningen courts made the first conviction of a Dutch citizen who is not a practising doctor for assisting a suicide. Mr Willem Muns who works for Stichting De Einder Noord (a society that offers support and information to persons considering voluntary euthanasia) was given a six-months suspended sentence and two years probation (He had spent 50 days in jail before the court-case).
Vacco, Attorney General of New York v. Quill, 117 S.Ct. 2293, 138 L.Ed.2d (1997)
Aug 20, 1970
Right to die case taken to European court
Aug 20, 1970
A terminally-ill woman took her fight for the right to "die with dignity" to the European court of human rights today.
World Federation grows, some law successes
Aug 20, 1970
President's Report by Michael Irwin, MD, President of the World Federation of Right To Die Societies.
Responding to Intractable Terminal Suffering: The Role of Terminal Sedation and Voluntary Refusal of Food and Fluids
Aug 20, 1970
This paper presents terminal sedation and voluntary refusal of hydration and nutrition as potential last resorts.
The Case of New Zealand Euthanasia Activist Leslie Martin
Aug 20, 1970
List of articlesThe Case of New Zealand Euthanasia Activist Leslie Martin
List of Articles
Ensuring Choices for a Dignified Death
Aug 20, 1970
The World Federation, founded in 1980, consists of 45 right to die organizations from 26 countries. The Federation provides an international link for organizations working to secure or protect the rights of individuals to self-determination at the end of their lives.
The Federation:
Separating Death From Agony
Aug 20, 1970
Not long ago, a cancer specialist I know faced a situation that chilled those of us who care for people with terminal illness.