Mercy killing or killing mercy?
Euthanasia is described as the merciful, painless termination of a living being's existence in order to relieve their suffering. That ...
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‘Dying with dignity’: Dutch mark 20 years of euthanasia
"It is only authorized in a few countries around the world." Golden butterflies adorn the walls of the Netherland’s only ...
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Colombian dies publicly under court’s new euthanasia policy
CALI, Colombia—Victor Escobar decided to die and to do so publicly, becoming one of the first Latin Americans to end ...
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Portugal parliament mulls ‘medically-assisted euthanasia’
Portugal’s parliament is on Friday expected to pass a law allowing medically assisted dying, making the Catholic-majority country the fourth ...
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Doctors cleared in euthanasia case
Brussels"•A Belgian jury on Friday cleared three doctors accused of murder in a euthanasia case in a landmark trial in ...
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Euthanasia doctor faces court verdict
The Hague—A Dutch court will give its verdict Wednesday on a doctor accused of euthanising a patient with severe dementia ...
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Euthanasia now legal in Australia’s Victoria state
Melbourne"•Terminally ill Australians can for the first time apply to end their own life, after new laws went into effect ...
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