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The 21st International Conference on Death and Bereavement
Aug 20, 1970
First announcement of the 21st International Conference on Death and Bereavement, to be held March 23-25, 2004 in Eilat, Israel.
Doctor Convicted in Drug Deaths
Aug 20, 1970
A psychiatrist accused of killing five elderly patients by prescribing fatal doses of morphine was convicted Monday of manslaughter and negligent homicide.
Growing international choices in dying
Aug 20, 1970
World Federation Annual Global Report (2003): The annual global report of the president of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies. The report is about the developments worldwide in the field of the right to die in 2003.
FLA. JUDGE: WITHDRAW LIFE SUPPORT
Aug 20, 1970
A judge has again ordered that a comatose woman's feedings be stopped, siding against her parents and in favor of the husband who believes she should be allowed to die.
Murder case complicates Dutch euthanasia bill
Aug 20, 1970
The Netherlands' controversial bill to legalise mercy killing has claimed its first victim in the very profession it was designed to protect.
Death Bill a possibility
Aug 20, 1970
LEGISLATION allowing voluntary euthanasia for the terminally ill may be debated this year in State Parliament.
Supreme Court rules against marijuana use for patients
Aug 20, 1970
The Supreme Court handed medical marijuana users a major defeat today, ruling that a federal law classifying the drug as illegal has no exception for ill patients.
The many ways to hasten death
Aug 20, 1970
The sixth meeting of NuTech was held in Seattle in January to continue the quest to develop new technologies for self-deliverance. It was attended by 20 people from six countries including several member organizations of the World Federation.
Right-to-die activism and government crackdowns
Aug 20, 1970
At the same time that right to die organizations worldwide are working to secure laws for assisted dying, numerous individuals still use "extralegal" means to end their lives.