August 20, 1970
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August 20, 1970
Crisis Site
From the About.com Depression guide. If you are considering suicide, go here now.
August 20, 1970
Befrienders International
If you are feeling suicidal at this point in time, and you need someone to talk to, this site provides referral and information services.
August 20, 1970
Public Opinion in the UK about Euthanasia
Adapted from VES –The Voluntary Euthanasia Society of England and Wales
August 20, 1970
Medical Opinion in the UK
Adapted from VES –The Voluntary Euthanasia Society of England and Wales
August 20, 1970
Patient Refusal of Nutrition and Hydration
Ira R. Byock, American Journal Hospice & Palliative Care, March/April 1995.
August 20, 1970
“A Story of Terminal Sedation”
The following article from THE AGE (Melbourne) March 7, 2001 was forwarded by the DELIVERANCE NEWS SERVICE.
THE HARD WAY OUT
Chloe Saltau with Theresa Ambrose
August 20, 1970
Attitudes of Oregon Psychologists Toward Physician-Assisted Suicide and the Oregon Death With Dignity Act.
Fenn and Ganzini, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, June 1999.
August 20, 1970
State Law Influences State End of Life Care
THE OREGONIAN (Sunday, February 18, 2001)
By Erin Hoover Barnett of The Oregonian staff
FEW USE IT, BUT SUICIDE LAW STILL HAS IMPACT
Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act influences end-of-life care
across the state as doctors wrestle with prescribing
pain treatment
Sixteen people died by physician-assisted suicide in 1998 and another 27 in 1999. And when the Oregon Health Division releases its third annual report on the practice Wednesday, little if any growth is expected in the number of cases, say experts outside the health division.
August 20, 1970
August 20, 1970
Netherlands: Euthanasia reports decline by 15 percent over 4 years
The number of reported incidents of euthanasia has dropped by 15 percent during the past four years, but it is suspected the actual “mercy killing” figure is double the amount of recorded cases.
August 20, 1970