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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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"Right To Choose Death": Doctors Prepare Draft Guidelines For Terminally Ill Patients
The recently released Union Health Ministry's "Guidelines for Withdrawal of Life Support in Terminally ill Patients" was the result of joint brainstorming by as many as 25 doctors from across India.
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Is Sarco Pod Illegal Even In Switzerland, Which Allows Assisted Suicide?
The Sarco Pod, a futuristic capsule designed for assisted suicide, has sparked a massive controversy in Switzerland, especially after a 64-year-old American woman used one recently.
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British Couple Plan To Die In Double 'Suicide Pod' After Wife's Dementia Diagnosis
The couple, married for 46 years, will travel to Switzerland where voluntary assisted suicide has been legal in 1942.
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"Press Button To Die": Switzerland To Soon Use Portable Suicide Pods
An assisted dying group expects a portable suicide pod to be used for the first time in Switzerland, potentially within months, providing death without medical supervision, it said Wednesday.
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"Press This Button": Portable Suicide Pod To Be Used In Switzerland Soon
An assisted dying group expects a new portable suicide pod to be used for the first time in Switzerland potentially within months to provide death without medical supervision, they said Wednesday.
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Switzerland Halts Rollout Of 'Sarco' Suicide Pods, Dubbed "Tesla Of Euthanasia"
The prosecutors from Schaffhausen also issued a warning that anyone using the pods to assist in someone's death could face imprisonment for up to five years.
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Andhra Cop Takes Off His Uniform, Then Jumps Before Train
An Assistant Sub-Inspector of police in Andhra Pradesh's YSR Kadapa district died by suicide after jumping in fromt of a moving train after taking off his uniform.
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Depressed Over Illness, Mumbai Police Officer Dies By Suicide: Cops
A 42-year-old Assistant Police Inspector (API), who was battling depression, committed suicide in suburban Kalina on Tuesday evening, an official said.
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Former Dutch PM And Wife Die "Together Hand In Hand" Via Duo Euthanasia
Former Dutch Prime Minister Dries van Agt has died by legal euthanasia, "hand in hand" with his wife Eugenie.
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Delhi Cop, On Night Duty, Shoots Himself In Head With Service Revolver
A Delhi Police assistant sub-inspector allegedly shot himself in the head while on duty at a picket in south Delhi's Kotla Mubarakpur area, officials said on Saturday.
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Canadian Man Charged With Murder For Assisting 100 Suicides Across 40 Nations
Kenneth Law is believed to have sent as many as 1,200 packages to people in more than 40 countries since 2020.
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UP Doctor Kills Wife, 2 Children, Later Dies By Suicide
A doctor allegedly killed his wife, two children and later died by suicide in the Raebareli district of Uttar Pradesh. According to the police, the deceased Arun Singh was posted as an Assistant Divisional Medical Officer at Modern Rail Coach Factory
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Senior Pune Cop Shoots Dead Wife And Nephew, Then Dies By Suicide: Police
A 57-year-old assistant commissioner of police (ACP) allegedly shot dead his wife and nephew with a gun before shooting himself fatally at his home in Maharashtra's Pune city on Monday, an official said.
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Japanese Classical Theatre Artist Arrested Over Mother's Suicide
One of Japan's best-known kabuki actors was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of assisting his mother's suicide, local media said, after both parents were found unconscious at his home last month.
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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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"Right To Choose Death": Doctors Prepare Draft Guidelines For Terminally Ill Patients
The recently released Union Health Ministry's "Guidelines for Withdrawal of Life Support in Terminally ill Patients" was the result of joint brainstorming by as many as 25 doctors from across India.
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Is Sarco Pod Illegal Even In Switzerland, Which Allows Assisted Suicide?
The Sarco Pod, a futuristic capsule designed for assisted suicide, has sparked a massive controversy in Switzerland, especially after a 64-year-old American woman used one recently.
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British Couple Plan To Die In Double 'Suicide Pod' After Wife's Dementia Diagnosis
The couple, married for 46 years, will travel to Switzerland where voluntary assisted suicide has been legal in 1942.
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"Press Button To Die": Switzerland To Soon Use Portable Suicide Pods
An assisted dying group expects a portable suicide pod to be used for the first time in Switzerland, potentially within months, providing death without medical supervision, it said Wednesday.
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"Press This Button": Portable Suicide Pod To Be Used In Switzerland Soon
An assisted dying group expects a new portable suicide pod to be used for the first time in Switzerland potentially within months to provide death without medical supervision, they said Wednesday.
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Switzerland Halts Rollout Of 'Sarco' Suicide Pods, Dubbed "Tesla Of Euthanasia"
The prosecutors from Schaffhausen also issued a warning that anyone using the pods to assist in someone's death could face imprisonment for up to five years.
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Andhra Cop Takes Off His Uniform, Then Jumps Before Train
An Assistant Sub-Inspector of police in Andhra Pradesh's YSR Kadapa district died by suicide after jumping in fromt of a moving train after taking off his uniform.
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Depressed Over Illness, Mumbai Police Officer Dies By Suicide: Cops
A 42-year-old Assistant Police Inspector (API), who was battling depression, committed suicide in suburban Kalina on Tuesday evening, an official said.
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Former Dutch PM And Wife Die "Together Hand In Hand" Via Duo Euthanasia
Former Dutch Prime Minister Dries van Agt has died by legal euthanasia, "hand in hand" with his wife Eugenie.
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Delhi Cop, On Night Duty, Shoots Himself In Head With Service Revolver
A Delhi Police assistant sub-inspector allegedly shot himself in the head while on duty at a picket in south Delhi's Kotla Mubarakpur area, officials said on Saturday.
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Canadian Man Charged With Murder For Assisting 100 Suicides Across 40 Nations
Kenneth Law is believed to have sent as many as 1,200 packages to people in more than 40 countries since 2020.
-
UP Doctor Kills Wife, 2 Children, Later Dies By Suicide
A doctor allegedly killed his wife, two children and later died by suicide in the Raebareli district of Uttar Pradesh. According to the police, the deceased Arun Singh was posted as an Assistant Divisional Medical Officer at Modern Rail Coach Factory
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Senior Pune Cop Shoots Dead Wife And Nephew, Then Dies By Suicide: Police
A 57-year-old assistant commissioner of police (ACP) allegedly shot dead his wife and nephew with a gun before shooting himself fatally at his home in Maharashtra's Pune city on Monday, an official said.
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Japanese Classical Theatre Artist Arrested Over Mother's Suicide
One of Japan's best-known kabuki actors was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of assisting his mother's suicide, local media said, after both parents were found unconscious at his home last month.
