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Update 24: Volume 16, Number 1 — Year 2002, Number 1
Courts to determine if assisted suicide is “legitimate” under federal law
States cannot nullify federal law
What Ashcroft’s ruling means: The facts
Right-to-diers react to Ashcroft’s ruling
Oregon goes to court
Noteworthy comment
Power over Pain: New book on pain control
ABC News Poll: Most Americans don’t favor physician-assisted suicide
Hawaii: Assisted-suicide bill stalled in Senate
Oregon issues fourth flawed report on assisted suicide
Have death – will travel: Minister brings assisted suicide to Ireland
Dutch euthanasia law takes effect
Dutch euthanasia doctors having second thoughts
2 women battle for assisted suicide; 1 reconsiders choice
Court finds patient competent to stop treatment
License to kill — “Futile Care” by Wesley J. Smith
News Briefs: 2001 in Retrospect
Alaska Supreme Court upholds law banning assisted suicide
Internists take stand against assisted suicide
California Supreme Court upholds high standard in Wendland Case
Michigan Appellate Court rejects Kevorkian’s appeal for new trial
Update 25: Volume 16, Number 2 — Year 2002, Number 2
Special Report: The death that backfired on the right-to-die movement
Crick’s Internet diary
Bowel cancer
Orchestrated death campaign
An unexpected about-face?
Real motive revealed
Back in favor
Champagne, tea, sandwiches, death, and a round of applause
The next shock wave hits
Reaction
Ashcroft Assisted-Suicide Directive Struck Down
European High Court Upholds British Law in Diane Pretty Case
Dutch Study on ALS Patients Disturbs Experts
Commentary: Assisted Suicide Seduction by Wesley J. Smith
Hawaiian Senate Resurrects, Then Narrowly Defeats, Assisted Suicide Bill
Ohio House OKs Bill against Assisted Suicide
California Senate Passes Bill to Study Policies on “Futile Care”
World Federation of Right to Die Societies’ Goals
Kevorkian Appeal Denied
Update 26: Volume 16, Number 3 — Year 2002, Number 3
Media reports false as briefs are filed in Oregon v. Ashcroft appeal
Background
Federal government submits “Brief for Appellants”
ITF files brief in support of Ashcroft’s ruling
Death Tourism: One-way trip to Switzerland
Suicide aid advocates prepare for legal battle
Two studies published on assisted suicide in Oregon
Doctors of Death: Kaiser solicits its doctors to kill by Wesley J. Smith
Belguim claims first death under newly enacted euthanasia law
Nischke “forced” to create own suicide bag after ITF interview
New Dutch government to review euthanasia law
World Medical Association condemns euthanasia
Guernsey Parliament votes to study euthanasia
Doctor survives coma, sues hospital for advising famiy to withhold food
British doctors reaffirm assisted-suicide stance
Assisted-suicide petition presented to Tony Blair
