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Vacco, Attorney General of New York v. Quill, 117 S.Ct. 2293, 138 L.Ed.2d (1997)
Aug 20, 1970
Twenty five years of requests for euthanasia and physician assisted suicide in Dutch general practice: trend analysis
Aug 20, 1970
This study was published in Volume 327, Number 7408 of the British Medical Journal (26 July 2003) which explored the question, “What is a good death?”
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.
CHOICES: SOUNDS OF SILENCE ON MATTERS OF HOSPICE
Aug 20, 1970
NEW YORK TIMES, Health Section (Tues, February 13, 2001)
By Eric Nagourney
Despite recent growth of the hospice field, intended to help the terminally ill die as peacefully as possible, most Americans still die in hospitals. Other studies had found that doctors often failed to tell patients' families about their options; now, a new report suggests that nurses, too, may play a role.
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.
When Death Needs a Plan
Aug 20, 1970
The case of 92-year-old Margaret Russell illustrates just how complicated end-of-life decisions can be.
Dutch Hope Euthanasia Law Will Prompt Debate
Aug 20, 1970
Policymakers and pro-euthanasia groups in the Netherlands voiced the hope that Tuesday's landmark decision to legalize mercy-killing will encourage discussion on the controversial issue elsewhere.
Dutch top court waffles in Sutorious case
Aug 20, 1970
Regarding the last ‘famous’ Dutch case (Brongersma/Sutorius), on December 24, 2002, the Netherlands Supreme Court confirmed the verdict by the Court of Appeal Amsterdam, that declared GP Sutorius guilty of assisting in the suicide of former senator Brongersma, but did not give him a sentence. The court ruled that “the GP acted conscientiously and carefully”, but he should not have helped, because the senator was “not ill” (the courts: there was no medical classification of his condition). Further appeal is not possible.
The Case of New Zealand Euthanasia Activist Leslie Martin
Aug 20, 1970
List of articlesThe Case of New Zealand Euthanasia Activist Leslie Martin
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Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Save State's Death with Dignity Act
Aug 20, 1970
Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Save State's Death with Dignity Act
Gannett News Service (June 14, 2001)
MIKE MADDEN WASHINGTON -- Oregon members of Congress launched a pre-emptive strike Wednesday against efforts to undo the state's unique assisted suicide law, introducing legislation to encourage aggressive treatment of pain without interfering with the Oregon Death With Dignity Act.