Expert: Texas Tech Professor Available to Discuss Estate Effects of Maynard...
(Source: Texas Tech University) Pitch This weekend, the right-to-die controversy reached a critical juncture when 29-year-old Brittany Maynard went through with her planned death through Oregon's...
View ArticleIs euthanasia our 'right'?
Terminally-ill woman Brittany Maynard's decision to end her life "on her own terms" has reignited debate on assisted suicide. Louis Paulussen wonders where medical advances have taken us. It is a human...
View ArticleBrittany Maynard was courageous and right
updated 12:10 PM EST, Mon November 3, 2014 Brittany Maynard with her dog Charley in San Francisco. Maynard, a 29-year-old with terminal brain cancer, has died, advocacy group Compassion and Choices...
View ArticleMCN Learning: The Right to Live, or Die (MCN Healthcare Inc)
(Source: MCN Healthcare Inc) With most media sites still debating the issues surrounding the Ebola virus a new issue surfaced this past week - a young female adult with terminal brain cancer moved to...
View ArticleGuest column: In support of voluntary euthanasia
Brittany Maynard, the terminally ill woman who revived a national debate about voluntary euthanasia, ended her life. There was no end to the social media trolls exposing their personal view on the...
View ArticleMedical ethicist: A right to die exists
DW: Is there such a thing as a right to die? Jochen Vollmann: There is a right to a self-determined life, and that includes a self-determined death. The controversial question is: which forms of...
View ArticleBrittany Maynard's choice to die shines light on sensitive issue
You can’t really choose when to begin your life, but at the other end of the scale, the battle over the choice to legally end life has become more complex after Brittany Maynard, a right-to-die...
View ArticleKin often hint at withdrawal of medication
They bear the pain and wait for death. At times, they decide their fate. Some times doctors and families decide it is time for them to go. Even as the Supreme Court has invited states to deliberate on...
View ArticleWho's really hurt by assisted suicide?
updated 5:34 PM EST, Mon November 3, 2014 Brittany Maynard with her dog Charley in San Francisco. Maynard, a 29-year-old with terminal brain cancer, has died, advocacy group Compassion and Choices said...
View ArticleHow Brittany Maynard renewed debate on ethics of right to die movement
The decision by Brittany Maynard – a 29-year-old who had received a terminal brain cancer diagnosis – to end her life on Sunday, has sparked a heated national discussion about when such a move should...
View ArticleWhy Assisted Suicide Laws are More Dangerous Than People Acknowledge
The story about Brittany Maynard, who on Sunday died under Oregon’s assisted suicide program, dominated American news for the last month. As former New England Journal of Medicine editor and leading...
View ArticleBrittany Maynard and the Search for Better End-of-Life Care in the U.S.
Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old newlywed with an incurable brain tumor, chose to die with dignity at her home in Oregon this weekend. The manner of her death and her public discussion of her decisions...
View ArticleU.K. Courts Grant Mother Right to End Her 12-Year-Old Disabled Daughter’s Life
A British mother was granted the right to end her disabled daughter’s life by withdrawing her feeding tube. Supporters say the girl is no longer in pain, while critics say she was killed for being...
View ArticleTwo perspectives on life-and-death decisions (Lehigh University)
(Source: Lehigh University) The Ethics of Death: Religious and Philosophical Perspectives in Dialogue, a new book by Lloyd Steffen and Dennis R. Cooley, explores the moral issues that arise when humans...
View ArticleOregon woman becomes new face of right-to-die
Saturday was supposed to be the day that Brittany Maynard killed herself. She still might do it, but her latest message seems to suggest she intends to live, at least for a while. Regardless, this...
View ArticleTerminally ill cancer sufferer Brittany Maynard dies at home
29-year-old brain cancer sufferer Brittany Maynard has died at home using drugs made available via Oregon's Death With Dignity Act. Photo: AFP Brittany Maynard, the terminally ill American woman who...
View Article>Young, terminal, new face of right-to-die
Saturday was supposed to be the day that Brittany Maynard killed herself. She still might do it, but her latest message seems to suggest she intends to live, at least for a while. Regardless, this...
View ArticleBrittany Maynard: New face of right-to-die
Saturday was supposed to be the day that Brittany Maynard killed herself. She still might do it, but her latest message seems to suggest she intends to live, at least for a while. Regardless, this...
View ArticleYoung, terminal, new face of right-to-die
Saturday was supposed to be the day that Brittany Maynard killed herself. She still might do it, but her latest message seems to suggest she intends to live, at least for a while. Regardless, this...
View ArticleAre We Playing God By Consciously Choosing Life Or Death?
This month, two very public medical cases were making waves throughout the headlines. One is about a woman who wants to choose her dying date. Brittany Maynard (29), who is battling with stage 4...
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