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Dutch to allow euthanasia for under-12s
The Dutch government on Friday gave euthanasia for children under 12 the green light, permitting mercy deaths for young minors suffering "unbearably and without hope".
Apr 14, 2023
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Reported Dutch euthanasia cases rise
(AP)—The number of doctor-assisted suicide cases reported in the Netherlands grew by 559 between the years of 2010 and 2011, a commission says.
Sep 26, 2012
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UK court rules against euthanasia (Update)
A British appeals court upheld a law against euthanasia in rejecting appeals from two severely disabled men who argued that doctors should be allowed to legally kill them.
Jul 31, 2013
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Amid protests, Portugal lawmakers vote to allow euthanasia
Portugal's parliament voted Thursday in favor of allowing euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill people.
Feb 20, 2020
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South African court rules against right-to-die
South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal on Tuesday overturned a ruling that granted a man the right to medically-assisted death and could have opened the way to legalise euthanasia.
Dec 6, 2016
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Australian euthanasia law loses by single parliament vote
An attempt to legalize voluntary euthanasia in an Australian state was defeated by a single vote in parliament on Thursday.
Nov 17, 2016
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European rights court mulls whether to let French quadriplegic die (Update)
Europe's human rights court on Wednesday heard arguments on whether a man in a vegetative state should be taken off life support, in a case that has torn his family apart and ignited a fierce euthanasia debate in France.
Jan 7, 2015
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Elderly suicides in France stir euthanasia debate
Two couples in their 80s have committed suicide in Paris, reigniting a debate in France on euthanasia which is still illegal in the country.
Nov 26, 2013
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Belgian Nobel winner commits euthanasia at 95
Eminent Belgian scientist Christian de Duve, a winner of the Nobel prize for medicine, died Saturday aged 95 after committing euthanasia, which is legal in Belgium, his family said.
May 6, 2013
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Medical aid in dying: Is Quebec's law too restrictive?
Quebec's legislation on medical aid in dying has many aspects in common with laws passed in Belgium and the Netherlands in 2002 to regulate euthanasia, but it is more restrictive in nature because it only concerns people ...
Dec 16, 2015
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