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Minn. man suspected of encouraging suicides
MINNEAPOLIS - A nurse who authorities say got his kicks by visiting Internet suicide chat rooms and encouraging depressed people to kill themselves is under investigation in at least two deaths and could face criminal charges that could test the limits of the First Amendment.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-16
Australian care home allowed to starve man to death
PERTH, Australia (AFP) - An Australian court on Friday ruled that a quadriplegic man who has begged to be allowed to die has the right to order his carers to starve him to death.
Nations:Australia Switzerland Source:(AFP)
2009-08-14
Assisted suicide ring members prep for court fight
ATLANTA - Members of an assisted suicide ring say they've done nothing wrong and seem eager for a court battle over criminal charges they helped a Georgia man kill himself, while their supporters are using the case as a rallying cry for more debate about end-of-life issues.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-02-28
4 members of assisted suicide group are arrested
ATLANTA - Joining the Final Exit Network costs $50, and the privileges of membership include this: When you're ready to die, the organization will send two "exit guides" to show you how to suffocate yourself using helium tanks and a plastic hood. The Georgia-based organization says it is providing an invaluable and humane service. Authorities call it a crime.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-02-26
Italian woman in right-to-die debate dies
ROME - A 38-year-old woman who ignited a fierce right-to-die debate that convulsed Italy and dragged in the Vatican died Monday just as lawmakers in Parliament rushed to pass a bill designed to keep her alive. Eluana Englaro had been in a vegetative state since she was in a car accident 17 years ago. She died Monday night at the Udine clinic where she had been for the past week, said family attorney Vittorio Angiolini.
Nations:Italy Vatican U.S. People:Silvio Berlusconi George W. Bush Source:(AP)
2009-02-09
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