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"Death with Dignity or Obscenity"
Fall 2008
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association’s position on euthanasia and assisted suicide
January 9, 2007
June 5, 2006
The Vancouver Sun debates the pros and cons of euthanasia. This article is also available in printer friendly pdf. and rtf. format.
May 19, 2006
Excerpts from an interview with Margaret Sommerville by Zenit. This article is also available in printer friendly pdf. and rtf. format.
May 9, 2006
The legalisation of premature death as a treatment
option is a threat to disabled people. This article is also available in
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Assisted Suicide Bills Falter in Four States
May 19, 2003
Concerns about pain control lead to a hospice lobbying effort that stalls a physician-assisted suicide ban in North Carolina. Three other states consider legalizing it. This article is also available in printer friendly pdf. and rtf. format.
Dignitas: Swiss suicide helpers
April 15, 2003
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Activist Targeted In Effort To Curb Internet Promotion Of Suicide
April 07, 2003
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March 24/31, 2003
American Medical News on the rise of assisted suicide numbers in Oregon, includes comments by Wesley Smith and PCC. This article is available in printer friendly pdf. and rtf. format.
March 14, 2003
Beijing rolls out death on wheels; mobile execution vans that dispense
lethal injection deemed 'more humane'. This article is available in
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Girl Emerges from Coma During Bryan Adams Concert
March 12, 2003
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Autonomy, Not Agony, Reason
for Most Assisted Suicides in Oregon
March 11, 2003
According to studies, 84 percent of patients who committed
assisted suicide in Oregon cited loss of autonomy, a decreasing ability to
participate in activities that made life enjoyable and losing control of
bodily functions as reasons for their decision. This article is available in printer friendly
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State looks at suicide of patient, loss of drug aid
March 7, 2003
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"Death talk": Debating Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide in Australia
February 17, 2003
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Sentence upheld in Green Bay assisted suicide case
February 5, 2003
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French nurse sentenced to 10 years in jail for six murders
January 31, 2003
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'Dead' Man Shocks Family by Asking for a Drink
January 26, 2003
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Australian 'Death Machine' Promoter Wants More US Funding
January 14, 2003
Dr. Philip Nitschke, the designer of a machine created to facilitate an 'easy death' seeks further funding from the Hemlock Society, a group in the United States. This article is also available in printer friendly pdf. and rtf. format.
Australian Doctor To Build Suicide Machine In U.S.
January 13, 2003
A doctor whose prototype suicide machine was seized as he left his native Australia to attend a euthanasia conference says his U.S. supporters will help him rebuild the device. This article is also available in printer friendly pdf. and rtf. format.
January 6, 2003
It’ll be too late for you, if he’s wrong. This article is available in printer friendly
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Death Puts Hold On Suicide Bag Sales
January 5, 2003
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Right To Die: It's Sad, Sick and Deadly Dangerous
January 2, 2003
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Dutch Doctor Loses Euthanasia Appeal
December 25, 2002
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Dutch Court Upholds Euthanasia Rules
December 24, 2002.
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Japanese Doctor Arrested Over Suspected Mercy Killing
December 4, 2002
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"Black Angel" Nurse Gets Nine Years Jail
December 2, 2002
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Australia’s Dr. Death
November 26, 2002
Spreading the assisted-suicide gospel. This article is
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Why Assisted Suicide Must Not Be Legalized
April 9, 2002
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2001
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Vulnerable Dutch Citizens are Threatened by Legalized Euthanasia
November 29, 2000
After years of tolerating euthanasia on an unofficial basis, Holland is set to become the first country to legalize the practice. This article is also available in printer friendly pdf. and rtf. format.
Marijuana Aids Nerve Pain Relief
August 20, 2000
The major finding of British research into the pain caused by nerve injuries, a pain known to be somewhat resistant to morphine and similar drugs is found to be treated successfully with marijuana. This article is also available in printer friendly pdf. and rtf. format.
Marget's Attitude: Is Euthanasia "Humane?"
August 17, 2000
Is Euthanasia Humane? A personal encounter with a practicing Catholic defending euthanasia in the Netherlands. This article is also available in printer friendly pdf. and rtf. format.
The Invisible Epidemic of Pain
May 16, 2000
A recent survey found that four in 10 dying patients were in severe pain most of the time. It is because doctors are treating a symptom which is invisible, and easy to dismiss. This article is also available in printer friendly pdf. and rtf. format.
Final Agonies of the 'Easy' Death
February 24, 2000
Patients expecting an 'easy'
death find themselves waking from an induced coma or suffering
unpleasant final hours, the first study of the complications of
doctor-assisted death found. This article is also available in printer
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Euthanasia Does not Seem to be Under Effective Control in the Netherlands
February 16, 1999
Assessment of physician-assisted death by members of the public prosecution in the Netherlands. Voluntary euthanasia under control? Further empirical evidence from the Netherlands. This article is available in printer friendly pdf. and rtf. format.
September 29, 1998
The House urges the Government of Ontario to appoint a Task Force to recommend the elements necessary to fully implement an effective Hospice Palliative Care "Bill of Rights." This article is also available in printer friendly pdf. and rtf. format.
July 27, 1998
Why disability rights movements do not support euthanasia: safeguards broken beyond repair. This article is available in printer friendly pdf. and rtf. format.
New Way of Dying
September 28, 1997
Public pressure has changed the
way American medicine deals with the end of life. This article is also
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Words, words, words... like treatment, compassion, comfort care, and terminal--now may mean something far different than they did only a few years ago. They may kill. This article is also available in printer friendly pdf. and rtf. format.
Researchers Target Mechanism for Cancer Pain
Tuesday May 2
Researchers have identified a
mechanism that may be responsible for some of the excruciating pain
caused by bone cancer, and said blocking it might ease some of the
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Dr. Colin Woolf's Crusade to Legalize Physician-Assisted Suicide, What Could it Mean?
Dr. Colin Woolf is a retired respirologist who is dying of cancer. He is asking Canadians to legalize physician-assisted suicide. This is his story. This article is also available in printer friendly pdf. and rtf. format.
The Dutch Cure: Euthanasia in the Netherlands
Hermina Dykxhoorn's personal testimony of The Dutch Cure: Euthanasia in the Netherlands. This article is also available in printer friendly pdf. and rtf. format.
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On February 23, 1994 a Special Committee of the Senate of Canada was appointed "to examine and report on the legal, social and ethical issues relating to euthanasia and assisted suicide." The result of an extensive review of the issues was this final report "Of Life and Death." This section includes several presentations made to the committee, and reviews of the Bill written by anti-euthanasia advocates. This article is also available in printer friendly pdf. and rtf. format.
Physician-assisted suicide was legalized in Oregon through a state-wide vote in 1994. This section includes personal testimonies, as well various studies performed since the legalization of physician-assisted suicide. These articles are also available in printer friendly pdf. and rtf. format.
Terry Graham wants to die, and is in search of a doctor to help him do so. His son is lobbying the government for a right to doctor-assisted suicide. These articles are also available in printer friendly pdf. and rtf. format.
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