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Canada`s highest court said on Thursday it will hear an appeal in a case that could grant terminally ill people the right to assisted suicide.
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Abortion rights activists launched a petition Wednesday to take a pregnant American woman declared brain dead off life support in Texas, as requested by her family.
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Germany is building a memorial for 300,000 people murdered by the Nazis for having mental and physical disabilities or chronic illnesses.
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Euthanasia is currently legal only for those aged 18 but experts have told Parliament that in practice euthanasia on children was already taking place.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 16, 2012, 21:54
Tony Nicklinson had a stroke in 2005 that left him unable to speak or move below his neck.
Last Updated: Sunday, July 15, 2012, 09:29
An appalling story of a 27-year-old girl named Sonali Mukherjee, who was severely injured in an acid attack nine years back has come to light.
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 12:07
In a heart-rending plea to authorities, a middle-aged woman has sought euthanasia for her 14-year-old cerebral palsy-affected daughter.
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 15:25
SC judgement had asked 21 HCs to follow guidelines before giving approval for withdrawal of life support medicines and systems to brain dead patients.
Last Updated: Monday, March 12, 2012, 19:27
A British judge ruled that a severely disabled man who wants to end his "intolerable" life should be allowed to do so.
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 14:16
Unable to take care of her invalid son due to poverty, a 64-year-old woman in Andhra Pradesh has sought euthanasia for him -- a 36-year-old graduate in aeronautical science.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 22:06
The blood cancer patient, who had appealed to a court to ask govt to bear her medical expenses or allow euthanasia, was admitted to SGPGI.
Last Updated: Monday, October 3, 2011, 00:24
Dejected after fighting poverty and blood cancer for the last nine years, a 21-year-old girl has appealed to a local court to allow euthanasia.
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