right to die
Right-to-die activist changed her mind weeks after asking for suicide
She was one of the biggest proponents of the law in New Jersey.
Cuomo doubts 'right to die' bill will pass this year
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he's not optimistic that legislation allowing the terminally ill to request life-ending medication from a physician will pass before state lawmakers...
Doctors probed for euthanizing autistic woman
A woman with autism may have been improperly euthanized by doctors in Belgium who had her parents hold the needle in place while the deadly injection was administered, according to...
UK denies terminally ill man's request for assisted suicide
LONDON — Britain’s High Court has rejected a terminally ill man’s request to be killed with medical help. In a ruling on Thursday, three judges turned down Noel Conway’s request...
111 people have ended their lives under California's new right-to-die law
California health officials reported Tuesday that 111 terminally ill people took drugs to end their lives in the first six months after a 2016 law made the option legal in...
Hundreds of terminally ill Californians got life-ending meds
SAN DIEGO -- At least 504 terminally ill Californians have requested a prescription for life-ending drugs since a state law allowing physician-assisted deaths went into effect in June 2016, marking...
How this young woman's tragic night out changed our view of death
On April 14, 1975, 21-year-old Karen Ann Quinlan partied with friends at a New Jersey bar, mixing gin and tranquilizers along the way. By the end of the night, she...
California approves right-to-die law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will become the fifth state in the nation to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives using doctor-prescribed drugs after Gov. Jerry Brown announced...
No, suicide isn't a 'medical treatment'
In a CNN essay published last October, Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old with terminal brain cancer, explained why she and her husband moved from California to Oregon: so she could legally...
California approves right-to-die legislation for terminally ill
The state Assembly approved legislation Wednesday that would allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives after an emotional and deeply personal debate, sending the proposal to the Senate...
Terminally ill should be able to decide their own fate
Brittany Maynard was soon to die. The question was whether she could do so on her own terms, as a last act of autonomy. Dr. Lynette Cederquist, who regrets that...
Catholic godson of woman on life support fights to get proxy back
The Catholic godson of an elderly Brooklyn woman on life support is fighting her Orthodox Jewish family to regain the legal right to let her die. Sylvia Sodden, 78, grew...
Holy row over Brooklyn woman on life support
A bitter court battle is raging over whether an elderly Brooklyn woman currently on life support should continue to be kept alive – with the woman’s Orthodox Jewish family fighting...
Belgium set to allow euthanasia for children
BRUSSELS -- Belgium, one of the very few countries where euthanasia is legal, is expected to take the unprecedented step this week of abolishing age restrictions on who can ask...
Paralyzed man woken from coma chooses death
An avid outdoorsman who was badly hurt in a hunting accident Saturday that likely left him paralyzed for life told doctors he’d rather be dead than live as a quadriplegic....