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Dying Woman’s Demand for Right to Assisted Suicide is Rejected |
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Friday, 23 May 2008 00:00 |
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Dying Woman’s Demand for Right to Assisted Suicide is Rejected by Clare Dyer in the British Medical Journal, dated 8 Dec 2001, entitled "Dying Woman’s Demand for Right to Assisted Suicide is Rejected" on The House of Lords rejecting a plea from Diane Pretty to rule out prosecuting Brian, her husband, if he were to help her die at a time of her choosing. |
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The Role of Psychology in End of Life Care |
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Friday, 23 May 2008 00:00 |
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The Role of Psychology in End of Life Care A 32 page report published by the Professional Practice Board of the British Psychological Society, dated Mar 08, that comments knowledgeably on end of life issues including palliative care, assisted suicide, voluntary euthanasia, powers of attorney, & much else. |
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Better death than a life of misery |
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Sunday, 18 May 2008 00:00 |
"Better is death than a bitter life, and everlasting rest, than continual sickness" — Ecclesiasticus (Book of Sirach) 30. 17 [Quoted by Professor Paul Badham, University of Wales, Lampeter]
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Saturday, 17 May 2008 00:00 |
Reverend George Exoo For a shorter item on Reverend George Exoo in the Telegraph dated 17 May 08 by Michael Deacon in conversation with Jon Ronson.
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Withholding & Withdrawing Life Prolonging Treatments |
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Saturday, 10 May 2008 00:00 |
Withholding & Withdrawing Life Prolonging Treatments a report that the General Medical Council is in the early stages of a review of its guidance on Withholding & Withdrawing Life Prolonging Treatments: Good Practice in Decision Making (previously issued in August 2002), & predicting that new draft guidance will be issued for formal consultation towards the end of 2008.
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Nurses raise 'dignity' concerns |
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Monday, 28 April 2008 00:00 |
Nurses raise 'dignity' concerns from BBC News, dated 27 Apr 08, reporting that "Eight out of 10 nurses say they have left work distressed because they have been unable to treat patients with the dignity they deserve, a poll suggests".
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Monday, 21 April 2008 00:00 |
Margo MacDonald, MSP from The Times (London) by Charlene Sweeney, dated 14 Apr 08, reporting that Parkinson's sufferer Margo MacDonald, MSP, is considering sponsoring a Private Member's Bill on assisted dying.
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Development of palliative care & legalisation of euthanasia: antagonism or synergy? |
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Sunday, 20 April 2008 00:00 |
Development of palliative care & legalisation of euthanasia: antagonism or synergy? an extract of an item, & the full article, "Development of palliative care & legalisation of euthanasia: antagonism or synergy?" by Jan L Bernheim, medical oncologist, & colleagues, in the British Medical Journal dated 19 Apr 08, noting that debates about euthanasia often polarise opinion, but describing how, in Belgium, the two camps grew up side by side to mutual benefit.
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Margo: I want to research my own death at euthanasia clinic abroad |
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Monday, 14 April 2008 00:00 |
Margo: I want to research my own death at euthanasia clinic abroad by Craig Brown in The Scotsman, dated 14 Apr 08, reporting that Margo MacDonald, MSP, who has Parkinson's disease, is planning to research foreign suicide clinics which allow those with terminal illnesses to end their own lives.
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 00:00 |
Review by Nan Maitland of "Three & Out" (on release 25 Apr 08), featuring a London Tube Train Driver & an individual's choice not to die slowly in a care home.
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Fears over pro-suicide web pages |
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Friday, 11 April 2008 00:00 |
Fears over pro-suicide web pages from BBC News, dated 11 Apr 08, reporting that "People searching the web for information on suicide are more likely to find sites encouraging the act than offering support".
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Hillary Clinton's support for Oregon's Death with Dignity Act |
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MSP wants right to end own life |
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Sunday, 30 March 2008 00:00 |
MSP wants right to end own life from BBC News, dated 26 Mar 08 reporting that Margo MacDonald, MSP, who has Parkinson's disease, has told fellow politicians that she wants the right to end her own life.
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MSP calls for right to die debate |
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Sunday, 30 March 2008 00:00 |
MSP calls for right to die debate from BBC News, dated 27 Mar 08 reporting that Margo MacDonald, MSP, who has Parkinson's disease, has called for a public debate on assisted suicide.
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Margo MacDonald has done a very brave thing |
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Sunday, 30 March 2008 00:00 |
Margo MacDonald has done a very brave thing by Alice Watson, Friends at the End, for the Edinburgh Evening News, dated 31 Mar 08 commenting that Margo MacDonald, MSP, is right to ask for assistance to die peacefully, though at present assisting a suicide is almost certainly illegal in Scotland.
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Teens need right to 'medically assisted suicide' |
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Sunday, 30 March 2008 00:00 |
Teens need right to 'medically assisted suicide' by Bruno Waterfield (in Brussels), from the Daily Telegraph (UK), dated 27 Mar 08 "Teens need right to 'medically assisted suicide' " of a proposal by Belgium's coalition government that teenagers be given a right to medically assisted suicide & parents of terminally ill younger children should be able to choose euthanasia.
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Dying at home 'must be an option' |
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Thursday, 22 November 2007 00:00 |
Dying at home 'must be an option' from BBC News, dated 22 Nov 07, that Marie Curie Cancer Care says a pilot scheme carried out in Lincolnshire, in which people were offered the choice, saw the proportion of home deaths increase dramatically.
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