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24Jul/17

Parents of terminally ill UK baby Charlie Gard ‘so sorry’ he cannot be saved

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LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JULY 24, 2017) (REUTERS) – The parents of Charlie Gard dropped their legal battle to give the terminally ill British baby further treatment on Monday (July 24) and will now hold discussions with his London hospital about how he should be allowed to die. Continue reading →

06Mar/16

Japan rethinks right to “die with dignity”

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Ageing, indebted Japan rethinks right to ‘die with dignity’.
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09Mar/15

France debates ‘deep sleep’ option at end of life, no euthanasia

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Some say it’s euthanasia, others say it’s not enough, French legislators are to start examining a draft law which would give the right to “deep and ongoing sedation” until death for terminally ill patients.

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27Feb/15

Chilean girl with cystic fibrosis tells president: Let me die

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A fourteen-year-old girl suffering from cystic fibrosis asks Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet to authorize her euthanasia.

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