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“Belgian identical twins in unique mercy killing”

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Identical twins, 45, who were facing blindness, were euthanized by Belgian doctors last month in a unique mercy killing under Belgium’s euthanasia laws.  Doctors at Brusssels University Hospital in Jette euthanized the two men by lethal injection. Telegraph (United Kingdom) … Continue reading

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“Exit Lines”

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What is the best thinking about how to make farewell conversations less stressful and more meaningful? New York Times “Exit Lines” December 28, 2012 View

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“Doctors Warned on ‘Divided Loyalty'”

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With hospitals buying up medical practices around the country and seeking to make the most of their investment, the American Medical Association reached out to doctors this week to remind them that patient welfare must always come first and not … Continue reading

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“Woman loses assisted suicide ban appeal”

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A severely disabled woman in the final stages of multiple sclerosis has lost her landmark High Court challenge to the absolute ban on assisted suicide. The three judge High Court ruled today that absolute ban is justified to protect vulnerable … Continue reading

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“Meyer Introduces Physician Assisted Suicide Bill”

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Senator Ed Meyer has introduced a bill, “An Act Concerning Physician-Assisted Suicide,” that would allow patients with a terminal illness to take their own life through prescribed medication. Bradford Seven (Connecticut) “Meyer Introduces Physician Assisted Suicide Bill” January 9, 2013 … Continue reading

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“‘Kill Me’ Living Will Coming to Australia?”

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South Australians could choose voluntary euthanasia as an option in their living will in the event they develop an “intolerable” condition or disease later in life.  State Labor backbencher Steph Key is working on new voluntary euthanasia legislation and will … Continue reading

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“Euthanasia could become a matter of will in South Australia”

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South Australians could choose voluntary euthanasia as an option in their living will in the event they develop an “intolerable” condition or disease later in life.  State Labor backbencher Steph Key is working on new voluntary euthanasia legislation and will … Continue reading

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“Euthanasia in Belgium: 10 years on”

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Already mobilized to justify euthanasia of new-born infants and young children, the state of necessity is also invoked to justify euthanasia of adult patients who are not conscious and who have not drawn up a prior declaration. European Institute on … Continue reading

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“Does Affordable Care Act Have to Be Affordable”

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Proposed new IRS rule states that a spouse is not a dependent. Fox News (video) “Does Affordable Care Act Have to Be Affordable” January 2, 2013 View

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“Fiscal Cliff Deal Repeals CLASS Act, Creates Long-Term Care Commission”

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The New Year’s Day budget agreement permanently repealed the CLASS Act, an Obamacare provision that would have created a new national, voluntary long-term care insurance system. Forbes “Fiscal Cliff Deal Repeals CLASS Act, Creates Long-Term Care Commission” January 2, 2013 … Continue reading

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“Minnesota: Final Exit Network Argues Assisted Suicide Law Violates Free Speech Rights in Court”

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Members of a national right-to-die group are challenging Minnesota’s assisted-suicide law, saying it violates constitutional rights to freedom of speech and freedom of association….Final Exit members claim they do not encourage suicide, but that the act of giving information and … Continue reading

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“New test could help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease in live patients”

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[A] geriatric neurologist said a patient strode into her office soon after the FDA approved the procedure and asked for the “Alzheimer’s test.” In one hand, he held an article about the approval of Amyvid. In the other, he had … Continue reading

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“Belguim’s new law may allow euthansia, Alzheimer’s patients to die”

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Belgium is considering a significant change to its decade-old euthanasia law that would allow minors and Alzheimer’s sufferers to seek permission to die….The draft legislation calls for “the law to be extended to minors if they are capable of discernment … Continue reading

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“France Opens the Door to a Right to Die, But Not Now”

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France may become the latest European country to grant a right to die to the terminally ill, after a government-commissioned report on Tuesday opened the door to legalizing assisted suicide….The French initiative follows an election campaign pledge by President Francois … Continue reading

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“ObamaCare Will Bring Bureaucracy, Endless Rules and Coercion, But Improve Nothing”

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Most towns in the North County now have fewer doctors than they did in the 19th century, and the smaller towns have none…This great medical advance is supposed to be fully implemented by 2014, so the government is providing incentives … Continue reading

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“Physician-Assisted Suicide in Oregon and Washington”

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A report published today in Living and Dying Well updates its 2010 survey of Oregon’s assisted suicide law and extends this to include official data on the working of Washington State’s similar law.  The report concludes that “there are lessons … Continue reading

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“Byron York: Get ready for the costs and chaos of Obamacare”

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Amid the other momentous events coming in 2013, the biggest story of the year, and of 2014 as well, will be the arrival of Obamacare in the lives of every American….[C]urrent policies are going to see premium increases on the … Continue reading

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“Shumlin hails Vermont’s No. 1 health ranking”

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Good prenatal care and active lifestyles are among the factors allowing Vermont to rank as the No. 1 healthiest state….[But] Vermont ranks 28th best in its cancer death rate, meaning a slight majority of other states do better on that … Continue reading

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“Way To Go: Assisted suicide gets comedy treatment”

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Nothing quite says black humour like a sitcom about assisted suicide. Way To Go, about three blokes who go into a business to help terminally ill to die, will air on BBC3 in the new year. The Independent (United Kingdom) … Continue reading

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“Senate Democrats Urge Undoing of ObamaCare”

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Many powerful Democrats, even some of the most liberal among them are supporting what amounts to a dismantling of President Obama’s signature health care law.  Using “Republican” language to make their case, these Democrats are attempting to repeal some of … Continue reading

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“Democrats continue to find out what was in ObamaCare – and try to dismantle it”

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[S]ince the passage of ObamaCare, the cost-controls and offsets have one-by-one been stripped out.  First, Democrats killed the ill-conceived long-term insurance measure known as the CLASS Act. Washington Examiner “Democrats continue to find out what was in ObamaCare — and … Continue reading

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“Surprise: New insurance fee in health overhaul law”

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Your medical plan is facing an unexpected expense, so you probably are, too. It’s a new, $63-per head fee to cushion the cost of covering people with pre-existing conditions under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Associated Press “Surprise: New … Continue reading

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“How Much For An MRI?”

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A health care reporter tires to solve the mystery of her migraines with a doctor-recommended imaging test but trying to find out the real cost of that test induces headaches of its own. Kaiser Health News “How Much For An … Continue reading

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“Euthanasia ‘trivialized’ in Belgium: report by bioethics institute”

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Belgium legalised euthanasia in 2002, with a law containing strict controls to protect the vulnerable. The Belgium-based European Institute of Bioethics has just released a study of the experience of ten years of euthanasia. It claims that the results are … Continue reading

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“Shumlin confident death with dignity….bills will pass this year”

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Shumlin said he supports the death with dignity bill because he doesn’t understand why the state should interfere in a private decision made by an individual who has a terminal illness and wants to avoid suffering through the last 10  … Continue reading

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