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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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