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🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Assisted Dying: 'The Day After the Death of the Kessler Twins, We Had 700 New Registrations'

The number of assisted suicides in Germany continues to rise, with an interview highlighting increased interest and the demographics involved.

Mar 22 • 08:44 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

House of Lords has ‘signed its own death warrant’ by stalling assisted dying bill, says MP

UK MP Kim Leadbeater claims the House of Lords has jeopardized the assisted dying bill by stalling it with numerous amendments, leading to public protests.

Mar 20 • 13:06 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

'I will never forget the look on my sister's face the last time I saw her alive'

A brother advocates for compassion from the House of Lords as he remembers his sister's last moments before her assisted death at Dignitas.

Mar 19 • 16:38 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

‘She didn’t want that pain’: Paola Marra’s brother despairs of Lords block on assisted dying bill

The article discusses the ongoing struggle for assisted dying legislation in the UK, as Paola Marra's brother protests the House of Lords' blockage of a bill, reflecting on his sister's painful death and her plea for legal changes.

Mar 19 • 15:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

'People laughed as assisted dying bill failed - but I remember husband's dead body at Dignitas'

Louise Shackleton expresses her dismay over the Scottish Parliament's rejection of an assisted dying bill, reflecting on her personal experience with her late husband's death at Dignitas.

Mar 18 • 12:44 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Dame Esther Rantzen opens up on family fears and admits she'll 'die alone'

Dame Esther Rantzen, diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, expresses her decision to face death alone to protect her family from a police investigation.

Mar 18 • 11:25 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

'Wish Me a Good Trip': The Long Goodbye of Carlos Alberto Montaner

The article discusses the life and passing of Cuban journalist Carlos Alberto Montaner, as recounted by his daughter in a memoir about his assisted death following a battle with Parkinson's disease.

Mar 17 • 14:00 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

[Column] What a Korean man’s foiled plan to seek assisted death in Switzerland reveals

The article discusses the case of a Korean man whose attempt to seek assisted death in Switzerland was thwarted by police intervention, raising questions about family dynamics and societal views on autonomy in dying.

Mar 2 • 02:55 UTC
🇨🇦 National Post
National & Local

FIRST READING: Canada likely to mark 100,000th MAID death by summer

As Canada approaches the 10th anniversary of legalized assisted suicide, it is projected to surpass 100,000 deaths under the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program, marking a significant milestone in the country's approach to euthanasia.

Feb 24 • 15:56 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

A new task force led by the U.S. Army helped in the operation to find 'El Mencho'

A new U.S.-led task force assisted Mexican military operations that led to the death of drug lord 'El Mencho.'

Feb 23 • 12:42 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

Authorities publicly thank witnesses for their investigation into the tragic accident involving medical personnel and the death of a patient

Authorities in Vilnius are expressing gratitude to the public for information that assisted in the investigation of a fatal accident involving an ambulance and a private vehicle.

Feb 17 • 11:36 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
World

Why is the Life-Sustaining Medical Incentive an ‘Unjust Inducement’?

The article discusses a controversial incentive program for elderly individuals in Japan that offers financial rewards for choosing to end their lives, questioning the ethics of population control measures by the state.

Feb 16 • 04:21 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
Life & Tech

Spain achieves the world's first facial transplant from a donor who received assisted death in Vall d'Hebron

In an unprecedented medical milestone, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona successfully performed the world's first partial face transplant from a donor who chose assisted death and voluntarily offered her face before dying.

Feb 3 • 19:03 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Life & Tech

Spain performs a pioneering facial transplant from a donor who requested assisted death

A hospital in Barcelona has conducted a groundbreaking facial transplant where the donor had requested to donate their face before assisted death, setting a global precedent in reconstructive surgery and organ management.

Feb 3 • 15:17 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
Crime & Justice

"I am ready to fire it off": Epstein sent his 'scout' to Denmark to look for girls

Jeffrey Epstein sent his associate, who had been procuring young women for him for years, to Denmark for five days, and after Epstein's death, an FBI agent in Copenhagen assisted in establishing contact with a Swedish victim.

Feb 3 • 15:17 UTC
🇺🇸 NPR
Life & Tech

Your next primary care doctor could be online only, accessed through an AI tool

Tammy MacDonald, faced with finding a new primary care physician after her doctor's sudden death, navigates a healthcare system where online-only, AI-assisted medical consultations are becoming a viable option.

Jan 9 • 10:00 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
Crime & Justice

Cannot use deceased husband's sperm: the judges' decision

The Florence Court of Appeal ruled against a woman's request to use her deceased husband's sperm for assisted reproduction, stating that such practices are not allowed in Italy after the death of the donor.

Dec 26 • 08:38 UTC

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