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FEW USE IT, BUT SUICIDE LAW STILL HAS IMPACT
Aug 20, 1970
Oregon's Death With Dignity Act influences end-of-life care across the state as doctors wrestle with prescribing pain treatment.
Euthanasia decriminalized under tight rules
Aug 20, 1970
The Belgian law on euthanasia came into force on 23 September 2002. To avoid misunderstandings or misinterpretations (I have read everything and its contrary about this law since the last months), it seems important to stress its main elements:
Europe is center of progress
Aug 20, 1970
Report from the 2003 meeting of the RTD-E by Ron Plummer, President of the Europe Division.
Advocate dedicates her life to a dignified death
Aug 20, 1970
Lesley Martin will be married in the school hall at Wanganui Girls College a week today. Three days before the nuptials, Ms Martin, who has been charged with attempting to kill her ill mother, Joy, will appear in the Wanganui District Court for a hearing.
"A Story of Terminal Sedation"
Aug 20, 1970
The following article from THE AGE (Melbourne) March 7, 2001 was forwarded by the DELIVERANCE NEWS SERVICE.
THE HARD WAY OUT
Chloe Saltau with Theresa Ambrose
National Petition for depenalisation of euthanasia
Aug 20, 1970
On June 3rd, three Luxembourg newspapers brought a short appeal to the new coming-in Government to take action on depenalisation of euthanasia - signed by 100 personalities of Luxembourg society wi
Exploring the Angst of the Terminally Ill
Aug 20, 1970
Patients considering euthanasia are worried less about unbearable pain than about the social and emotional disintegration that accompanies terminal illness, a new survey has found.
End-of-life decision-making in six European countries: descriptive study
Aug 20, 1970
On the 17th June 2003, The Lancet published a report entitled ‘End-of-life decision-making in six European countries: descriptive study’, which examines the frequency and characteristics of end-of-life decision-making practices in Belgium (Flanders), Denmark, Italy (four areas), the Netherlands, Sweden and the German-speaking part of Switzerland.