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German Zoo Kills 12 Healthy Baboons Due To Lack Of Space, Faces Backlash
A zoo in the German city of Nuremberg said it killed 12 baboons on Tuesday despite protests, capping a saga rooted in concerns that the zoo had too little space to house a growing group of the animals.
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Turkey Introduces 'Massacre Law' To Remove Stray Dogs From Streets
Turkey passed a new law Tuesday aimed at removing millions of stray dogs that animal welfare activists worry could lead to a mass culling.
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Portugal Legalises Euthanasia For People Over 18
After a long battle, Portugal on Friday passed a law legalising euthanasia for people in great suffering and with incurable diseases, joining just a handful of countries around the world.
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France To Draft Bill For Legalising "Active Assistance To Dying"
France could be the next European country to legalise euthanasia for the terminally ill after President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for a law on a "French model on the end of life" within months.
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Over 4 Years After Landmark Order, Supreme Court to Tweak 'Living Will' Guidelines
The Supreme Court said on Tuesday it is for the legislature to enact a law for terminally ill patients choosing to stop treatment but agreed to modify its 2018 guidelines on "Living Will".
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Spain Approves Law Legalising Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide
Spain's parliament voted through a law legalising euthanasia Thursday, becoming one of the few nations to allow terminally-ill or gravely-injured patients to end their own suffering.
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Euthanasia Law Comes Into Effect In First Australia State
Euthanasia laws for terminally ill patients came into effect in Australia's second-most populous state in a "bold change" Wednesday, the only place in the nation where the practice will be legal.
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Terminal Patients Consider Law Used By US Woman Who Died On Her Own Terms
The government form lay on the dining room table in Mary Klein's home in Northwest Washington. At the top, in bold letters, was a simple declaration: "REQUEST FOR MEDICATION TO END MY LIFE IN A HUMANE AND PEACEFUL MANNER."
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Rajasthan Woman With Disabilities Wants To Die, Seeks PM Modi's Consent
A 45-year-old woman with disabilities in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje seeking permission for euthanasia. Her brother claimed that after their father's death in 2014, the authorities have not sanctioned the pension.
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"This Is Taking An Awfully Long Time!", Says Scientist Before Assisted Suicide
A 104-year-old Australian scientist killed himself in Switzerland on Thursday by lethal injection in an assisted suicide he hoped would trigger more lenient euthanasia laws in his home country.
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Passive Euthanasia Permissible With Guidelines, Says Supreme Court On Right To Die With Dignity - LIVE Updates
In a landmark verdict the Supreme Court has allowed 'living will' but with strict guidelines. The top court has said the guidelines will remain effective till a law is in place. A 'living will' is made by a person, in his normal state of mind, seeking voluntary euthanasia in case of terminal illness, if he or she reaches an irreversible vegetative ...
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Canada's Supreme Court Greenlights Assisted Suicide
The Supreme Court of Canada decided on Friday to allow doctor-assisted suicide across the country under certain circumstances, while giving the government more time to pass a law governing the practice.
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German Parliament Votes to Criminalise Commercial Euthanasia
Germany's parliament voted today to criminalise commercial euthanasia after rejecting draft laws that would have made assisted suicide fully legal in the country.
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European Rights Court Mulls Whether to Let French Quadriplegic Die
Europe's human rights court will on Wednesday weigh whether a man in a vegetative state should be taken off life support in a case that has torn his family apart and ignited a fierce euthanasia debate in France.
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French Lawmakers Propose Law To Ease End-Of-Life Suffering
French lawmakers unveiled proposals Friday for a bill that would allow doctors to plunge terminally-ill patients into a deep sleep until they die, reviving the deeply divisive end-of-life debate.
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German Zoo Kills 12 Healthy Baboons Due To Lack Of Space, Faces Backlash
A zoo in the German city of Nuremberg said it killed 12 baboons on Tuesday despite protests, capping a saga rooted in concerns that the zoo had too little space to house a growing group of the animals.
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Turkey Introduces 'Massacre Law' To Remove Stray Dogs From Streets
Turkey passed a new law Tuesday aimed at removing millions of stray dogs that animal welfare activists worry could lead to a mass culling.
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Portugal Legalises Euthanasia For People Over 18
After a long battle, Portugal on Friday passed a law legalising euthanasia for people in great suffering and with incurable diseases, joining just a handful of countries around the world.
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France To Draft Bill For Legalising "Active Assistance To Dying"
France could be the next European country to legalise euthanasia for the terminally ill after President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for a law on a "French model on the end of life" within months.
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Over 4 Years After Landmark Order, Supreme Court to Tweak 'Living Will' Guidelines
The Supreme Court said on Tuesday it is for the legislature to enact a law for terminally ill patients choosing to stop treatment but agreed to modify its 2018 guidelines on "Living Will".
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Spain Approves Law Legalising Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide
Spain's parliament voted through a law legalising euthanasia Thursday, becoming one of the few nations to allow terminally-ill or gravely-injured patients to end their own suffering.
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Euthanasia Law Comes Into Effect In First Australia State
Euthanasia laws for terminally ill patients came into effect in Australia's second-most populous state in a "bold change" Wednesday, the only place in the nation where the practice will be legal.
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Terminal Patients Consider Law Used By US Woman Who Died On Her Own Terms
The government form lay on the dining room table in Mary Klein's home in Northwest Washington. At the top, in bold letters, was a simple declaration: "REQUEST FOR MEDICATION TO END MY LIFE IN A HUMANE AND PEACEFUL MANNER."
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Rajasthan Woman With Disabilities Wants To Die, Seeks PM Modi's Consent
A 45-year-old woman with disabilities in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje seeking permission for euthanasia. Her brother claimed that after their father's death in 2014, the authorities have not sanctioned the pension.
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"This Is Taking An Awfully Long Time!", Says Scientist Before Assisted Suicide
A 104-year-old Australian scientist killed himself in Switzerland on Thursday by lethal injection in an assisted suicide he hoped would trigger more lenient euthanasia laws in his home country.
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Passive Euthanasia Permissible With Guidelines, Says Supreme Court On Right To Die With Dignity - LIVE Updates
In a landmark verdict the Supreme Court has allowed 'living will' but with strict guidelines. The top court has said the guidelines will remain effective till a law is in place. A 'living will' is made by a person, in his normal state of mind, seeking voluntary euthanasia in case of terminal illness, if he or she reaches an irreversible vegetative ...
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Canada's Supreme Court Greenlights Assisted Suicide
The Supreme Court of Canada decided on Friday to allow doctor-assisted suicide across the country under certain circumstances, while giving the government more time to pass a law governing the practice.
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German Parliament Votes to Criminalise Commercial Euthanasia
Germany's parliament voted today to criminalise commercial euthanasia after rejecting draft laws that would have made assisted suicide fully legal in the country.
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European Rights Court Mulls Whether to Let French Quadriplegic Die
Europe's human rights court will on Wednesday weigh whether a man in a vegetative state should be taken off life support in a case that has torn his family apart and ignited a fierce euthanasia debate in France.
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French Lawmakers Propose Law To Ease End-Of-Life Suffering
French lawmakers unveiled proposals Friday for a bill that would allow doctors to plunge terminally-ill patients into a deep sleep until they die, reviving the deeply divisive end-of-life debate.
