Mercy Killing

Thoughts On Mercy and Suicide

Rev. Amy Ziettlow | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Hospice, Marriage, Mercy, Caregiving, Dying, Euthanisia, Hope, Suicide, Ballet, Mercy Killing, Love, Couples, Death, Death & Dying, Religion News
Rev. Amy Ziettlow

When I think of mercy, I think of receiving undeserved or unmerited kindness or treatment. A merciful act is one that reconnects us to humankind -- reminds us that we belong.

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David Lohr

Man Who Allegedly Attacked Sick Mom With Machete Wanted 'No Suffering'

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Weird Minnesota, Minnesota, Crime, Brian Schlueter, Mercy Killing, Murder, Video, Homicide, James Francis Howard, Dumb Criminals, Machete, Barbara Howard, Weird News News

Authorities in Minnesota are investigating the Mother's Day death of Barbara Howard, a 68-year-old woman allegedly attacked by her machete-wielding so...

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New Orleans Coroner Rules Post-Katrina Death Unclassified

Sheri Fink | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hurricane Katrina, Memorial Medical Center, Mercy Killing, Euthanasia, Ewing Cook, Anna Pou, Home News
Sheri Fink

The Orleans Parish coroner concluded he couldn't determine the cause of death for Jannie Burgess, a patient in New Orleans who was repeatedly dosed with morphine after her hospital lost power in Katrina.

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Child Mercy Killings: Parents Say Doctors Hastened Death For Kids Dying In Pain

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mercy Killing, Child Cancer, Cancer, Morphine, Medicine, Child Death, Child Hospital, Healthy Living News

CHICAGO — It's a situation too agonizing to contemplate – a child dying and in pain. Now a small but provocative study suggests that docto...

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