Court Wonât Rule on Lifeâs Beginning
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A doctor is under no obligation to tell a pregnant woman that she is carrying âan existing human beingâ before performing an abortion, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled.
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Florida&#39;s Supreme Court declined today a request by Gov. Jeb Bush to reconsider its ruling against a state law designed to keep a severely brain-damaged woman alive
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The parents of a seriously-ill premature baby have been permitted to have their High Court fight for her right to treatment heard in public.
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The battle between a US woman's husband and parents over whether to keep her alive takes a new twist.
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TAMPA, Fla. -- The lawyer for the parents of a brain-damaged suburban Philadelphia native, who are trying to keep her alive artificially, says the family still has several legal options despite being dealt a blow by the Florida Supreme Court.
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The Supreme Court struggled today over whether the time has come to end the death penalty for young murderers. Two years ago, the court in a 6-3 decision struck down capital
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A judge rules that doctors caring for a terminally-ill baby can withhold treatment if his condition worsens.
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NEW YORK Aug. 26, 2004 - In a highly anticipated ruling, a federal judge found the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional Thursday because it does not include a health exception.
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Mr Justice Hedley&#39;s ruling on the fate of baby Charlotte is perhaps one of the most difficult decisions he has ever had to deliver.
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CHICAGO _ Sparking sharp debate on a divisive political issue, the Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday issued key rules designed to revive a 1995 law that prohibits minors from obtaining abortions without notifying a parent.
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D. A US District Court Judge in New York State declared the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional because it does not contain an exception to protect a woman&#39;s health.
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A High Court judge has ruled that doctors can refuse to resuscitate a seriously ill premature baby if her condition deteriorates. Send us your reaction.
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The parents of a  baby at the centre of a right-to-life battle claim doctors are trying to hasten her death.
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Â· Grand chamber of human rights court to hear appealÂ· Women argue that one will lose house when other dies
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All Alison Miller and Todd Parrish wanted was to become parents. But when a fertility clinic didn't preserve a healthy embryo they had hoped would one day become their child, they sued for wrongful death.
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Charlotte Wyatt, the premature baby clinging to life in a hospital oxygen box, is to be allowed to die if her breathing stops. A High Court judge today gave Charlotte&#39;s doctors permission not to resuscitate
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An Indian court's refusal to allow a terminally-ill patient to donate his organs triggers a legal debate.