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France's Macron announces bill for assisted dying
French President Emmanuel Macron will present a bill on assisted dying to go before parliament in May, he said in an interview published by French media on Sunday.
Mar 11, 2024
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India's new ruling on care of dying will force some to 'live a life of machine-related suffering,' claim physicians
The newly revised ruling on advance medical directives and withholding/withdrawing medical support for the dying in India will inevitably force some terminally ill patients to "live a life of machine-related suffering" and ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Vermont opens its assisted suicide laws to out-of-state residents
People seeking medically assisted suicide from any state can now get it in Vermont.
May 3, 2023
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Black Christian patients are less likely to receive their preferred end-of-life care
Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published a paper in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities demonstrating the importance of respecting the deeply held beliefs of African American Christians ...
Nov 21, 2022
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Research shows hospice care was compromised during pandemic, but there is hope for the future
During the COVID-19 pandemic hospice care across the West Midlands fell below the "gold-standard" despite the best efforts of frontline health care professionals.
Sep 15, 2022
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Out-of-state residents can now seek medical aid in dying in Oregon
Oregon will no longer require terminally ill patients to be residents of the state to use its law allowing physician aid in dying.
Mar 29, 2022
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Unequal pain relief at home for dying patients
Pain relief and end of life care is not being provided equally to people with advanced progressive diseases who were at home during their last three months of life, according to a study of 43,000 people who died across England.
Mar 21, 2019
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Patient distressed by overturn of California end of life option act
(HealthDay)—The decision to overturn the End of Life Option Act has added stress and anxiety to terminally ill patients, including those with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a patient testimonial published ...
Sep 5, 2018
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US Congress sends 'right to try' experimental drug bill to Trump
The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to expand terminally ill patients' right to try experimental drugs not yet approved by US authorities, a controversial move that enjoys support from President Donald Trump.
May 23, 2018
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Judge tosses California law allowing life-ending drugs
Betsy Davis threw herself a party before becoming one of the first people to use a California law allowing her to take her own life in 2016.
May 16, 2018
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