Should living wills be allowed?
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MPs are to debate a bill that give legal force to "living wills".  Should "living wills" be allowed?
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There is no question that a regular program of exercise is beneficial for all population groups. Even senior citizens can live healthier, more productive lives if they incorporate exercise into their daily routine.
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MPs are to debate a bill allowing for "living wills" amid claims it will make euthanasia legal "by the back door".
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THE parents of a tiny premature baby clinging to life in a hospital oxygen box are preparing to let her die in their arms. A High Court judge yesterday ruled that Charlotte Wyatt should be allowed to die in
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Suppose a person of reasonable mental competence decides, after carefully weighing the available options and consulting with those around him, that life is no longer worth living.  Should that person have the legal right to end their own life?  Suicide (and assisting suicide) is presently illegal in most western nations, a fact which only serves to make it slightly difficult for suicidal people to carry out their wish.  I propose a different approach - in fact, an opposite approach.  I propose that anyone who honestly wishes to terminate their own life should be provided with the means to do so humanely, reminiscent of (though perhaps more gentle than) the infamous suicide booths popularized by Futurama.
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More than two-thirds of Americans believe there are circumstances in which a patient should be allowed to die, but they are closely divided on whether it should be legal for a doctor to help terminally ill patients end their own lives by prescribing fatal drugs, a new AP-Ipsos poll finds.
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Severely brain damaged, Terri Schiavo lies in a Clearwater nursing home unaware of the legal tug of war over her life. And on Thursday, the Florida Supreme Court wrote another chapter in this long-running right-to-die case.
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A court mulls a terminally ill man's request to die in a landmark case which has sparked fierce debate in Italy.
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Experts fear chaos will ensue for nursing home residents under new rules because many of them aren&#39;t capable of choosing from the myriad of plans.
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Life & style: My partner's memory is failing and he is staying with his sons. Should I demand he shares his wealth and allow him back, or leave his family to cope?
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As more of our personal lives go digital, family members, estate attorneys and online service providers are increasingly grappling with what happens to those information bits when their owners die.
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Estate planning won't take care of itself, take the time.
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Dutch health officials are considering guidelines doctors could follow for euthanizing terminally ill people &quot;with no free will,&quot; including children, the severely mentally retarded and patients in irreversible comas.
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A father of a seriously ill premature baby has pleaded with the High Court not to allow doctors to let her die.
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When it comes to affairs of the heart, the law is a rather blunt instrument. Despite suggestions that the parents of baby Charlotte Wyatt - fighting a legal battle to insist that doctors resuscitate their
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Can states allow residents to use marijuana for medical reasons when the federal government says no? That is the question being currently debated by the justices
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An Indian court&#39;s refusal to allow a terminally-ill patient to donate his organs has triggered a legal debate. Venkatesh, 25, has a genetic neurological disorder and wants his life support system turned off before his organs suffer irreparable damage.