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"Mindless, Heartless": Elon Musk After Celebrity Squirrel Peanut's Euthanasia
Elon Musk has criticised the Joe Biden administration, labelling it a "mindless and heartless killing machine" following the euthanasia of Peanut, the internet-famous squirrel confiscated by New York state officials.
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Opinion | Draft Guidelines On Passive Euthanasia: A Way Forward
In recent years, courts and the government have recognised the right of terminally ill patients to die with dignity. However, the actual processes for facilitating this right have been so cumbersome that it has largely remained out of reach.
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Health Ministry Comes Up With New Draft Guidelines On Passive Euthanasia
Doctors should take a "considered decision" on withdrawal of life support in terminally ill patients on the basis of certain conditions including a documented informed refusal by the patient or their kin, according to draft guidelines by Union Health
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US Woman, 64, Dies In Controversial Suicide Capsule In Switzerland
A 64-year-old US woman took her own life inside a controversial suicide capsule at a Swiss woodland retreat, with police on Tuesday saying several people had been arrested.
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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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Centre's Reply Sought On Parents' Request Seeking Passive Euthanasia For Son
Describing the case as a "very hard one", the Supreme Court sought the Centre's response on Tuesday on a plea of a couple whose 30-year-old son has been lying in a vegetative state in a hospital since 2013 after suffering head injuries.
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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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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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"There Is No Other Solution": Dutch Couple, Who Met In Kindergarten, Euthanised Together
The Dutch couple decided to go through euthanasia after Els' dementia worsened and she was not able to decide on her own.
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Vatican Says Sex-Change Surgery, Surrogacy Threats To Human Dignity
The Vatican on Monday reaffirmed its opposition to sex changes, gender theory and surrogate parenthood, as well as abortion and euthanasia, four months after supporting blessings for same-sex couples.
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Dutch Woman Chooses Euthanasia Due To Untreatable Mental Health Struggles
The procedure will take place at ter Beek's home. Her doctor will first administer a sedative, followed by medication to stop her heart.
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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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Why Kerala Family Wants To Ask Supreme Court For Mercy Killing Permission
A couple in Kerala said they will go to request the Supreme Court to allow mercy killing of all five members of the family as they are unable to continue the treatment of their children, suffering from a rare congenital disease.
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US Woman Saves "Unwanted" Dog Who Was In The Middle Of Euthanasia Process
As per the woman, euthanasia is a two-step process. However, she rescued the dog before the shelter injected the second drug to stop its heart.
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Gyanvapi Petitioner's Euthanasia Request To President, Cites Harassment
A petitioner in the Varanasi Gyanvapi Mosque case has written to the President of India requesting euthanasia, days after announcing her withdrawal from the case, in what appears to be the result of a dispute between the litigants.
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"Mindless, Heartless": Elon Musk After Celebrity Squirrel Peanut's Euthanasia
Elon Musk has criticised the Joe Biden administration, labelling it a "mindless and heartless killing machine" following the euthanasia of Peanut, the internet-famous squirrel confiscated by New York state officials.
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Opinion | Draft Guidelines On Passive Euthanasia: A Way Forward
In recent years, courts and the government have recognised the right of terminally ill patients to die with dignity. However, the actual processes for facilitating this right have been so cumbersome that it has largely remained out of reach.
-
Health Ministry Comes Up With New Draft Guidelines On Passive Euthanasia
Doctors should take a "considered decision" on withdrawal of life support in terminally ill patients on the basis of certain conditions including a documented informed refusal by the patient or their kin, according to draft guidelines by Union Health
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US Woman, 64, Dies In Controversial Suicide Capsule In Switzerland
A 64-year-old US woman took her own life inside a controversial suicide capsule at a Swiss woodland retreat, with police on Tuesday saying several people had been arrested.
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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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Centre's Reply Sought On Parents' Request Seeking Passive Euthanasia For Son
Describing the case as a "very hard one", the Supreme Court sought the Centre's response on Tuesday on a plea of a couple whose 30-year-old son has been lying in a vegetative state in a hospital since 2013 after suffering head injuries.
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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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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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"There Is No Other Solution": Dutch Couple, Who Met In Kindergarten, Euthanised Together
The Dutch couple decided to go through euthanasia after Els' dementia worsened and she was not able to decide on her own.
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Vatican Says Sex-Change Surgery, Surrogacy Threats To Human Dignity
The Vatican on Monday reaffirmed its opposition to sex changes, gender theory and surrogate parenthood, as well as abortion and euthanasia, four months after supporting blessings for same-sex couples.
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Dutch Woman Chooses Euthanasia Due To Untreatable Mental Health Struggles
The procedure will take place at ter Beek's home. Her doctor will first administer a sedative, followed by medication to stop her heart.
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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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Why Kerala Family Wants To Ask Supreme Court For Mercy Killing Permission
A couple in Kerala said they will go to request the Supreme Court to allow mercy killing of all five members of the family as they are unable to continue the treatment of their children, suffering from a rare congenital disease.
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US Woman Saves "Unwanted" Dog Who Was In The Middle Of Euthanasia Process
As per the woman, euthanasia is a two-step process. However, she rescued the dog before the shelter injected the second drug to stop its heart.
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Gyanvapi Petitioner's Euthanasia Request To President, Cites Harassment
A petitioner in the Varanasi Gyanvapi Mosque case has written to the President of India requesting euthanasia, days after announcing her withdrawal from the case, in what appears to be the result of a dispute between the litigants.
