Death with dignity allows the terminally ill to once again claim control of their lives, or will encourage those on the ...

CONCORD — A New Hampshire Senate committee voted Wednesday to send the End of Life Options Act, which would allow terminally ...

Two doctors must agree that the patients can’t survive beyond 6 months. It’s an emulation of Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian psychologist who suffered from an incurable disease that weakened her muscles and had her ...

Sometimes called 'death with dignity,' 'assisted suicide,' or 'right to die' initiatives, these laws make it possible for terminally ill patients to use prescribed medication to end their lives ...

CONCORD — Faced with suffering at the end of his life, Portsmouth resident Mark Kaplan’s father chose to stop eating and drinking in order to die. “It wasn't the kind of conclusion to his ...

And even though she could not type, Estrada used transcription software to produce a blog called “Ana for a death with dignity,” where she discussed her struggles and her decision to seek ...

Apr. 20—The Oregon Health Authority's (OHA) 26th annual report about the Oregon Death with Dignity Act (DWDA) shows an almost 30% increase in the number of prescriptions written for lethal doses ...

Thus even voluntary choices — for example, a woman who willingly agrees to be a surrogate (50) — compromise dignity. In a passage relevant to the Holy Father’s teaching that the death ...