World & Nation
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July 5, 1987
The World Medical Assn. regards euthanasia as unethical, but anecdotal evidence suggests the practice is quietly carried out in many countries.
March 14, 1993
Canada arguably has the world’s most permissive euthanasia rules, but human rights advocates say those regulations devalue the lives of disabled people.
Aug. 11, 2022
California
In findings that appear to reflect a significant degree of physician involvement in euthanasia, 79 California doctors claim they deliberately took the lives of terminal patients who asked to die and 29 of them said they terminated the lives of at least three patients, according to a survey by the Hemlock Society, a national group that advocates euthanasia.
Feb. 25, 1988
Booster Shots
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March 29, 2010
Parachini’s article on legalized euthanasia in the Netherlands provided much food for thought as to whether we ought to be in such a rush to jump on the same bandwagon in this country.
July 24, 1987
Proposition 161, the ballot initiative that would allow the terminally ill to choose doctor-assisted suicide, has energized a growing national debate among ethicists and religious leaders over the morality of euthanasia.
Oct. 31, 1992
In homes across the Netherlands, family doctors are carrying out euthanasia at the request of patients seeking a dignified final release from incurable or terminal illness.
June 7, 1987
Nation is debating guidelines, and one hospital has already begun to euthanize terminally ill newborns. Foes are furious.
Dec. 5, 2004
India’s Supreme Court lays out euthanasia guidelines
March 8, 2011