“Suicide drugs could be made available from pharmacists if assisted dying was legalised, two of Britain’s most highly-regarded legal and medical experts have claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th May 2011
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Archive for the 'euthanasia' Category
Suicide drugs could be made available over the counter if euthanasia laws are changed – Daily Telegraph
Published May 5, 2011 euthanasia , news , pharmacists Leave a CommentMother seeks to let daughter with brain damage die – Daily Telegraph
Published April 15, 2011 euthanasia , news Leave a Comment“The mother of a brain-damaged woman has asked a judge to allow her daughter’s life support to be switched off, in the latest of a series of controversial cases to come before one of the country’s most powerful courts.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th April 2011
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Edward Chopping spared jail for manslaughter of wife – BBC News
Published March 21, 2011 elderly , euthanasia , homicide , married persons , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“An 84-year-old man from east London who killed his wife so she did not have to go to a care home has been spared jail.”
BBC News, 18th March 2011
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OAP spared jail over wife’s death – The Independent
Published March 21, 2011 elderly , euthanasia , homicide , married persons , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“A frail 84-year-old who killed his ailing wife after becoming terrified that she would be taken into a care home wept as he was spared jail today.”
The Independent, 18th March 2011
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NHS chiefs back calls to reform assisted suicide law – Daily Telegraph
Published February 24, 2011 assisted suicide , euthanasia , hospitals , news Leave a Comment“One of England’s largest health authorities has said it is not opposed to assisted suicide and called for a change in the law to give patients more ‘choice’ over how they die.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2011
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Pensioner cleared of murdering wife in mercy killing – The Guardian
Published December 9, 2010 diminished responsibility , euthanasia , homicide , murder , news Leave a Comment“A pensioner who smothered his 75-year-old wife in a “mercy killing” has been jailed for two years.”
The Guardian, 9th December 2010
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The law on mercy killing is badly in need of an overhaul – Daily Telegraph
Published December 3, 2010 assisted suicide , attempts , euthanasia , murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“The mandatory life sentence for murder is unknown in other countries and distorts the law.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2010
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