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NewsCourt: Physician-assisted suicide shouldn't be punished
In a case being diligently watched by those who support physician-assisted suicide, the Montana Supreme Court last week ruled 4-to-3 that doctors cannot be punished for helping terminally ill Read more...
CT doctors challenge assisted-suicide statute
Two Connecticut physicians have filed a challenge to the state's assisted-suicide statute, arguing that they should have the right to offer what they call "aid in dying." This represents a new Read more...
Authorities crack down on right-to-die network
In a recent crackdown on right-to-die group Final Exit Network, four members of the group--including medical director Dr. Lawrence Egbert--were arrested and charged with violating assisted-suicide Read more...
Montana becomes third state to legalize physician-assisted suicide
A few weeks ago, a ballot initiative made Washington state the second to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Now, a state court ruling has made Montana the third. (Oregon was the first to do so.) A Read more...
Physician-assisted suicide legalized in WA
In Washington state, Initiative 1000 overwhelmingly passed on election day, allowing doctors to prescribe lethal amounts of medication to patients who have six months or less to live. However, this Read more...
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