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New York Latest US State To Legalise Medically Assisted Suicide
New York is set to become the latest state to legalise medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill under a deal reached between the governor and state legislative leaders announced Wednesday.
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Bengal's Rs 2 Lakh Aid To Families Of Those Who Died Over "SIR-Linked Panic"
Mamata Banerjee announced that her government will provide a financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of 39 people who, she claimed, have died in the state due to "SIR-induced panic", including cases of suicide
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Founder Of Swiss Right-To-Die Group Dies By Assisted Suicide Days Before 93rd Birthday
The head of Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas has died through assisted suicide, the group said in a statement on Sunday. Ludwig Minelli, who founded the group in 1998, died on Saturday just days before his 93rd birthday, Dignitas said.
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Student Suicides: What Do Centre's Guidelines Say
The incidents of student suicides have once again triggered the debate around mental health crisis in schools and necessitated the need for systemic long term reforms.
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Maharashtra Minister Pankaja Munde's Key Aide Arrested Over Wife's Suicide
Anant Garje, the personal assistant to Maharashtra Minister Pankaja Munde, has been arrested by the Worli Police in Mumbai after his wife, Gauri Garje, allegedly died by suicide.
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Wife Of Maharashtra Minister's Key Aide Dies By Suicide Over 'Harassment'
Gauri Palve, wife of Anant Garje, a personal assistant to the state Animal Husbandry and Environment Minister Munde, was found hanging at her house in the Worli area on Saturday evening.
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Haryana Cop's Wife Alleges "Undue Pressure" Forced Him To Die By Suicide
"Undue pressure" by Amneet P Kumar, the wife of deceased IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, and MLA Amit Rattan and two other cops "forced" Assistant Sub-Inspector Sandeep Kumar Lathar to end his life, according to an FIR registered in the suicide case.
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"Will Fulfil His Dreams": Son Of Haryana Cop Who Died By Suicide
The son of a police officer in Haryana has made a promise to fulfil the dreams of his father, who allegedly died by suicide on Tuesday.
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In Haryana IPS Officer's Suicide Case, Another Suicide Reveals New Twist
In Haryana IPS Officer's Suicide Case, Another Suicide Reveals New Twist
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This Woman's 'Vacation' Was A Secret Switzerland Trip For Assisted Suicide
An Irish woman, who told her family that she was going on a vacation, travelled to Switzerland to end her life. On July 8, Maureen Slough, 58, from Cavan, said that she was going to Lithuania with a friend.
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Engineer Dies By Suicide, Names 2 Seniors For Forcing Her To Clear Fake Bills
In a handwritten suicide, note the engineer alleged that she had been under intense mental stress due to constant pressure from two senior officials who allegedly forced her to approve bills for incomplete work.
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Madhya Pradesh Cop Dies By Suicide, Alleges Harassment In Chilling Videos
A 51-year-old assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police, Pramod Pavan, allegedly died by suicide at his official quarters inside the Godan Police Station premises in Madhya Pradesh's Datia district early Tuesday morning.
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Suicide Pod Advocate Dies By Suicide Amid Ongoing Legal Investigation
Florian Willet, 47, died by suicide months after a 64-year-old American woman died using the Sarco pod - a nitrogen-filled "suicide capsule" he helped oversee.
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As France Votes On Bill Today, A Look At Nations That Allow Assisted Dying
France's National Assembly votes Tuesday on proposed laws concerning palliative care and assisted dying.
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Canada Woman With Alzheimer's "Relieved" At Assisted Suicide Policy Shift
Sandra Demontigny was afraid of being a prisoner in her own body: a 45-year-old diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, she worried about losing control of her life and burdening those she loves for years.
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New York Latest US State To Legalise Medically Assisted Suicide
New York is set to become the latest state to legalise medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill under a deal reached between the governor and state legislative leaders announced Wednesday.
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Bengal's Rs 2 Lakh Aid To Families Of Those Who Died Over "SIR-Linked Panic"
Mamata Banerjee announced that her government will provide a financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of 39 people who, she claimed, have died in the state due to "SIR-induced panic", including cases of suicide
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Founder Of Swiss Right-To-Die Group Dies By Assisted Suicide Days Before 93rd Birthday
The head of Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas has died through assisted suicide, the group said in a statement on Sunday. Ludwig Minelli, who founded the group in 1998, died on Saturday just days before his 93rd birthday, Dignitas said.
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Student Suicides: What Do Centre's Guidelines Say
The incidents of student suicides have once again triggered the debate around mental health crisis in schools and necessitated the need for systemic long term reforms.
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Maharashtra Minister Pankaja Munde's Key Aide Arrested Over Wife's Suicide
Anant Garje, the personal assistant to Maharashtra Minister Pankaja Munde, has been arrested by the Worli Police in Mumbai after his wife, Gauri Garje, allegedly died by suicide.
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Wife Of Maharashtra Minister's Key Aide Dies By Suicide Over 'Harassment'
Gauri Palve, wife of Anant Garje, a personal assistant to the state Animal Husbandry and Environment Minister Munde, was found hanging at her house in the Worli area on Saturday evening.
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Haryana Cop's Wife Alleges "Undue Pressure" Forced Him To Die By Suicide
"Undue pressure" by Amneet P Kumar, the wife of deceased IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, and MLA Amit Rattan and two other cops "forced" Assistant Sub-Inspector Sandeep Kumar Lathar to end his life, according to an FIR registered in the suicide case.
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"Will Fulfil His Dreams": Son Of Haryana Cop Who Died By Suicide
The son of a police officer in Haryana has made a promise to fulfil the dreams of his father, who allegedly died by suicide on Tuesday.
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In Haryana IPS Officer's Suicide Case, Another Suicide Reveals New Twist
In Haryana IPS Officer's Suicide Case, Another Suicide Reveals New Twist
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This Woman's 'Vacation' Was A Secret Switzerland Trip For Assisted Suicide
An Irish woman, who told her family that she was going on a vacation, travelled to Switzerland to end her life. On July 8, Maureen Slough, 58, from Cavan, said that she was going to Lithuania with a friend.
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Engineer Dies By Suicide, Names 2 Seniors For Forcing Her To Clear Fake Bills
In a handwritten suicide, note the engineer alleged that she had been under intense mental stress due to constant pressure from two senior officials who allegedly forced her to approve bills for incomplete work.
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Madhya Pradesh Cop Dies By Suicide, Alleges Harassment In Chilling Videos
A 51-year-old assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police, Pramod Pavan, allegedly died by suicide at his official quarters inside the Godan Police Station premises in Madhya Pradesh's Datia district early Tuesday morning.
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Suicide Pod Advocate Dies By Suicide Amid Ongoing Legal Investigation
Florian Willet, 47, died by suicide months after a 64-year-old American woman died using the Sarco pod - a nitrogen-filled "suicide capsule" he helped oversee.
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As France Votes On Bill Today, A Look At Nations That Allow Assisted Dying
France's National Assembly votes Tuesday on proposed laws concerning palliative care and assisted dying.
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Canada Woman With Alzheimer's "Relieved" At Assisted Suicide Policy Shift
Sandra Demontigny was afraid of being a prisoner in her own body: a 45-year-old diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, she worried about losing control of her life and burdening those she loves for years.
