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Jan 24, 2006 |Story| Orlando Sentinel
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      May 21, 2013 |Story| Reuters

    1. Vermont passes law allowing doctor-assisted suicide

      Reuters
      (Reuters) - Vermont on Monday became the fourth U.S. state to end legal penalties for doctors who prescribe medication to terminally ill patients seeking to end their own lives. The law, which includes a number of safeguards over the next three years...

      Tags: Suicide, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Peter Shumlin, Justice System

      2. May 21, 2013 |Story| Reuters

    2. CORRECTED-Vermont passes law allowing doctor-assisted suicide

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      (In May 20 story, corrects Edward Mahoney's affiliation to Vermont Alliance for Ethical Healthcare, not True Dignity Vermont) By Jason McLure May 20 (Reuters) - Vermont on Monday became the fourth U.S. state to end legal penalties for doctors who...

      Tags: Suicide, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Peter Shumlin, Justice System

      3. May 14, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

    3. Europe court finds Swiss assisted-suicide laws unclear on when people entitled to lethal dose

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      GENEVA (AP) — An elderly Swiss woman who would rather end her life now than decline further in health found sympathy Tuesday from the European Court of Human Rights, which called on the Swiss to clarify their laws on so-called passive assisted...

      Tags: Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Euthanasia, Suicide, Physical Fitness and Exercise

      4. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

    4. Vermont House OKs right-to-die bill; governor expected to sign it

      Vermont is on track to become the fourth state to allow severely ill patients to end their lives under medical supervision.
      Vermont is on track to become the fourth state to allow severely ill patients to end their lives under medical supervision. The state’s House of Representatives voted 75 to 65 on Monday night to approve the “Patient Choice at End of Life&...

      Tags: Suicide, Peter Shumlin, Regional Authority, Politics, General Practitioners

      5. May 14, 2013 |Story| Reuters

    5. Vermont set to become third U.S. state to allow assisted suicide

      Reuters
      By Scott Malone BOSTON, May 14 (Reuters) - Vermont is poised to become the third U.S. state to allow doctor-assisted suicide, after its legislature passed a bill allowing physicians to prescribe lethal drugs to terminally ill patients. The bill passed...

      Tags: Executive Branch, Euthanasia, Suicide, Peter Shumlin, Politics

      6. May 13, 2013 |Story| Reuters

    6. Paralysed British men fight right-to-die case in court

      Reuters
      By By Estelle Shirbon LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) - Two paralysed British men who want to die but cannot kill themselves went to court on Monday seeking protection from prosecution for those who could help them end their lives. The case is one of the...

      Tags: Parliament, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Morphine (drug), United Kingdom

      7. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

    7. Doctors describe 'death with dignity' program for cancer patients

      A majority of Americans support the idea of allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with the help of their doctors. For instance, 55% of people questioned for the NPR<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/12/27/168150886/americans-support-physician-assisted-suicide-for-terminally-ill">-Truven Health Analytics Health Poll</a> last&nbsp; year said they were in favor of legalizing physician-assisted suicide. A BBC<a href="http://www.harrisinteractive.com/NewsRoom/HarrisPolls/tabid/447/mid/1508/articleId/677/ctl/ReadCustom%20Default/Default.aspx"> World News America/Harris Poll</a> from the year before found that 58% believed that physician-assisted suicide should be a legal option for patients who request it.
      A majority of Americans support the idea of allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with the help of their doctors. For instance, 55% of people questioned for the NPR-Truven Health Analytics Health Poll last  year said they were in favor of...

      Tags: NPR, Suicide, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals

      8. Mar 26, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

    8. End-of-life views are lopsided in support of the right to choose 'death with dignity'

      There does not seem to be any middle ground on the issue of physician-assisted suicide. In fact, going by the reactions to Friday's column on that topic, there is no support for <em>any</em> ground other than that for the right of individuals to make end-of-life decisions for themselves.
      There does not seem to be any middle ground on the issue of physician-assisted suicide. In fact, going by the reactions to Friday's column on that topic, there is no support for any ground other than that for the right of individuals to make end-of-life...

      Tags: Nazareth, Cherryville, Suicide, World War II (1939-1945), Multiple Sclerosis

      9. Mar 21, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

    9. Murder-suicide prevails over power structure denial of dignity

      Savor the victory. The power structure conspired to perpetuate hell for Mildred and Elwood "Woody" Osman of Cherryville, but they prevailed.
      Savor the victory. The power structure conspired to perpetuate hell for Mildred and Elwood "Woody" Osman of Cherryville, but they prevailed. After 64 years of marriage, Woody took a .38-caliber revolver to the hospice room at Lehigh Valley Hospital in...

      Tags: Cherryville, Suicide, Abortion, Jack Kevorkian, General Practitioners

      10. Mar 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

    10. Booth Gardner dies at 76; former Washington state governor

      Booth Gardner, a two-term Democratic governor who later in life spearheaded a campaign that made Washington the second state in the nation to legalize assisted suicide for the terminally ill, has died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 76.
      Booth Gardner, a two-term Democratic governor who later in life spearheaded a campaign that made Washington the second state in the nation to legalize assisted suicide for the terminally ill, has died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was...

      Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Suicide, Weyerhaeuser Company, Regional Authority, Politics

      11. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

    11. Roanoke native pitches film project in western Virginia

      Andrea Shreeman is an actress in California, but she grew up in Roanoke. Now she's hoping to make a movie here.
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      Andrea Shreeman is an actress in California, but she grew up in Roanoke. Now she's hoping to make a movie here. We first met Shreeman last summer when she was making her pitch to potential investors. She's back in town now, redoubling her efforts to...

      Tags: Euthanasia, Movies, Cloris Leachman, Suicide, Entertainment

      12. Jan 18, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

    12. Compassionate Care Better Option Than Suicide

      The Hartford Courant
      A bill before the Connecticut General Assembly would legalize physician-assisted suicide. The legislature's debate about dying patients' rights should focus instead, or at least in addition, on their right to receive compassionate care. Assuming the...

      Tags: Symptoms, Euthanasia, Human Interest, Suicide, Palliative Care

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