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November 3, 2017

Assisted suicide raises difficult questions

Opponents of euthanasia and assisted suicide rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, in early June 2016. Medical ethicist Fr. Mark Miller recommends adding a line about rejecting the suicide option, just in case.
Dying is no fun and it never was. But adding doctor-assisted suicide into the mix only seems to have made things more complicated.
Published in Estate Planning
July 17, 2017

House members approve measure to repeal Washington D.C. assisted suicide law

U.S. House of Representatives' Appropriation Committee voted July 13 in favor of an amendment to repeal the District of Columbia's assisted suicide law, which came into effect in February.

WASHINGTON – The House Appropriations Committee voted July 13 in favor of an amendment to repeal the District of Columbia's assisted suicide law.

Published in International
August 30, 2016

Judge won’t stop California assisted suicide law or suit challenging it

Riverside County Courthouse as seen in 2009. The county's superior court judge Daniel Ottolia ruled that he will not put California's new assisted-suicide law on hold while challenges by a group of doctors is ongoing.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A California judge ruled Aug. 26 that he will not put the state's new assisted-suicide law on hold while a group of doctors are challenging it, but he also ruled that their challenge could continue.

Published in International