Settlement Unlikely in Right-To-Die Case
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While the two sides in the Terri Schiavo right-to-die case have been fighting bitterly in court, all along they have been quietly exchanging offers of a settlement.
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Concerns that legalised assisted death would be used to kill vulnerable people have not played out, a study says.
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Right-to-die issues receive a lot of attention, but less is known about those with A.L.S., or Lou Gehrig's disease, who want to live.
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By Thomas Ginsberg, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Feb. 9--Pleading hasn't worked. Freebies ultimately fail. Outright pressure can backfire.
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An international fund and families of  HIV-infected children in Libya have not yet agreed a financial  package for them, a lawyer for foreign medics sentenced to  death in the case said on Thursday.
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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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There is no truth in the belief that cancer patients can delay their death for important events, a study suggests.
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A common treatment for head injuries could be killing rather than saving patients, experts warn.
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In light of a $1.1 billion settlement with plaintiffs in a shareholder suit, the government is not asking for additional restitution.
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By Blankinship, Steve  A proposed settlement announced by the U.S. Justice Department in October between the U.S.
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Legal authorities faced an ethical dilemma over whether doctors should continue to prolong the life of a nine-month-old baby who suffers from a rare genetic disorder.
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A High Court judge refuses to intervene in how a hospital administers treatment to a dying woman.
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The High Court has ruled a woman in a persistent vegetative state given an experimental treatment against her family's wishes can be allowed to die.
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The Supreme Court refused Monday to reinstate a Florida law passed to keep a severely brain-damaged woman hooked to a feeding tube, clearing the way for it to be removed. How soon that would happen, however, was unclear.
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The case against a doctor and two  nurses accused of murdering four elderly patients after  Hurricane Katrina will go forward despite a coroner's ruling  that it is unclear how they died, the New Orleans District  Attorney's office said on Thursday.
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Ziff Davis - A quick resolution to the Mambo open-source copyright dispute seems unlikely now that one of the parties has rejected an offer for mediation.
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An Italian judge rejected a paralyzed man's request to be removed from a respirator Saturday, ruling that the law does not permit the denial of lifesaving care and urging lawmakers to confront the issue.Comment