Brittany Maynard and Lauren Hill will leave very different legacies
Brittany Maynard, who had a terminal form of brain cancer, has received enormous support for her decision to die at a time of her own choice, surrounded by her family and friends. She found meaning in...
View ArticleDeath with dignity hard to come by
It was one of those love stories of the modern age, as heartwarming as it is unlikely. Soulmates connecting through the Internet, discovering a bond that prevails over distance, history and logic....
View ArticleA Palliative Caregiver for Young Lives Cut Short (Rutgers University, New...
(Source: Rutgers University, New Brunswick) Leanne Schoberl could have put anyone's picture on the home screen of her cell phone. "She loved American Idol winner Scotty McCreery. She envisioned...
View ArticleA Palliative Caregiver for Young Lives Cut Short (Rutgers University)
(Source: Rutgers University) Leanne Schoberl could have put anyone's picture on the home screen of her cell phone. "She loved American Idol winner Scotty McCreery. She envisioned marrying him one...
View ArticleEuthanasia: A question of trust
Medical dilemma: Dr Janey Sklovsky believes the law prevented her from carrying out her mother's wish to die with dignity. Photo: Chris Hopkins Shortly after Janey Sklovsky's mother took her last...
View ArticleShould states pass legislation that will help people ‘die with dignity’?
Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old woman terminally ill with brain cancer, moved from Northern California to Portland, Ore., to take advantage of that state’s law allowing people the option of “death with...
View ArticlePope Denounces Euthanasia as Latest Dying with Dignity Bill Tabled in Federal...
(Source: Archdiocese of Sydney) Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese, 17 Nov 2014 Pope Francis has denounced the right to die movement saying it is false compassion and symptomatic of today's...
View ArticleThe Nurse Coaching People Through Suicide by Starvation
Brittany Maynard’s death has made physician-assisted suicide a major topic of discussion. But what about terminally ill patients who live in states like New York, without a Death with Dignity law?...
View ArticleRight-to-die advocate's mom blasts Vatican remarks
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Brittany Maynard's mother is responding angrily to criticism from the Vatican of Maynard's decision to end her life early under an Oregon law written to let terminally ill...
View ArticleRight-to-die advocate’s mom blasts Vatican remarks
Associated Press 3:11 p.m. EST November 18, 2014 In this Oct. 21, 2014 file photo provided by TheBrittanyFund.org, Brittany Maynard, left, hugs her mother Debbie Ziegler next to a helicopter at the...
View ArticleRight-to-die advocate’s mom calls Vatican remarks ‘slap in the face’
PORTLAND, Ore. — Brittany Maynard’s mother is responding angrily to criticism from the Vatican of Maynard’s decision to end her life early under an Oregon law written to let terminally ill patients die...
View ArticleBrittany Maynard's Mother Calls Vatican Anti-Euthanasia Remarks 'A Slap In...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Brittany Maynard's mother is responding angrily to criticism from the Vatican of Maynard's decision to end her life early under an Oregon law written to let terminally ill...
View ArticleRight-to-die? Death with dignity? Catholic Church says no
A proposal to allow people to end their own lives legally in cases of terminal illness is sparking debate in Harrisburg. On Tuesday, Bishop David Zubik told Channel 11’s Alan Jennings that the Catholic...
View ArticleLife not death: Why euthanasia and assisted suicide must be prohibited
MONTREAL, Nov. 20, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - On November 6, 2014, an educational dinner conference entitled "Life is Beautiful" was sponsored by the Coalition of Physicians for Social Justice. Several...
View ArticleTerminally ill Brittany Maynard takes her own life
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Brittany Maynard stuck by her decision. The terminally ill woman who revived a national debate about physician-assisted suicide ended her life Saturday by swallowing lethal drugs...
View ArticleDo 12-Year-Olds Have the 'Right to Die'?
A British mother was granted the right to end her...
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 ArticleTerminally ill patients can still achieve "death with dignity" by fighting...
I believe in miracles; I've seen them happen. And that includes miraculous medical recoveries — people who shouldn't be alive today, but are. Five states now allow terminally ill, mentally competent...
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 ArticleBrittany Maynard has changed the debate about euthanasia
Brittany Maynard spoke candidly about her choice to use Oregon's controversial right-to-die laws. Washington: In the weeks leading up to her death, Brittany Maynard became the face of America's...
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