Voluntary Euthanasia
UK lawmakers back bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives
British lawmakers are set to vote Friday on whether to back a bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales, in what could be one of the most consequential social policy decisions they will ever make. Members of Parliament supported legalising assisted dying when they first debated the issue in November by 330 votes to 275. Since then, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has undergone months of scrutiny leading to some changes in the proposed legislation, which is being shepherded through Parliament by Labour lawmaker Kim Leadbeater rather than the government. Leadbeater is confident lawmakers will back the bill. We have the most robust piece of legislation in the world in front of us tomorrow, and I know that many colleagues have engaged very closely with the legislation and will make their decision based on those facts and that evidence, and that cannot be disputed," Leadbeater said on Thursday on the eve of the vote alongside bereaved and ...
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US woman dies in first use of Swiss suicide pod, several arrested
Swiss health minister stated that the Sarco suicide capsule fails to meet product safety standards and the use of nitrogen is not legally compliant in the country
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Dying made easier? Switzerland prepares for use of portable suicide pods
The Sarco capsule, a nitrogen-filled pod enabling death by hypoxia, is expected to be used in Switzerland soon, providing an assisted dying option without medical supervision
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Gyanvapi mosque case main petitioner seeks permission for euthanasia
She alleged that they spread a rumour that she was withdrawing the case, while "neither any such statement or information was issued in the said case
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New Zealanders agree to legalise euthanasia in referendum but not marijuana
New Zealanders have voted in favour of legalising euthanasia in a binding referendum. But in preliminary results they were rejecting a measure to legalise marijuana
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Are you a 'voluntourist'?
Thanks to the Modi govt's grand plan of a four lane highway all the way to the sacred char dhams, the entire stretch from Haridwar to Rudraprayag was a driving hell filled with loaders, tractors
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Victoria becomes first Australian state to legalise voluntary euthanasia
The Australian Parliament does not have the same power to repeal the laws of states such as Victoria
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