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Patient Refusal of Nutrition and Hydration
Aug 20, 1970
Ira R. Byock, American Journal Hospice & Palliative Care, March/April 1995.
Film on Ramon Sampedro' s life to be shown in Venice mostra next September
Aug 20, 1970
The film "Mar Adentro" ("Out to the Sea") based on Ramon Sampedro´s life and fight to die-with-dignity has been chosen to be shown in The International Film Festival in Venice (La Mostra).
Bylaws of the World Federation
Aug 20, 1970
The Bylaws of the World Federation, as adapted after Tokyo can be downloaded by clicking here.
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.
The Philosophy of Euthanasia
Aug 20, 1970
The Internet's Encyclopedia of Philosophy's definition of Euthanasia
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).
Ashcroft memorandum
Aug 20, 1970
Text of Ashcroft memorandum prohibiting use of federally controlled substances for assisted suicide.
Vacco, Attorney General of New York v. Quill, 117 S.Ct. 2293, 138 L.Ed.2d (1997)
Aug 20, 1970
Effects of euthanasia on the bereaved family and friends: a cross sectional study
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.