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The Rom Houben Tragedy And The Case For Active Euthanasia

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Terri Schiavo, Rom Houben, Law, Culture Wars, Hoax, Liberals, Belgium, Civil Rights, James Randi, Euthanasia, Religion, Politics, Human Rights, Conservatives, Dalton Trumbo, Right to Die, Health, Coma, Ethics, Arthur Caplan, Morality, Technology, Jean-Dominique Bauby, Medicine, Bioethics, Torture, Politics News
Jacob M. Appel

If one believes that the prevention of suffering may sometimes justify the withdrawal or withholding of care, then the very fact that Houben was conscious for twenty-three years might call more convincingly for such action.

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"Mercy Killing": When Love & Law Conflict

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Murder, Medical Ethics, Jim Fish, Politics, Montana, Right to Die, Crime, Assisted Suicide, Jack Kevorkian, Washington, Oregon, Paul Weinstein, Euthanasia, Bioethics, Health Care, Politics News
Jacob M. Appel

The blame in two murder cases rests squarely with a society that forces devoted husbands and wives to choose between the welfare of their spouses and the letter of the law.

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Christian Rossiter Dead: Australian Quadriplegic Who Won Landmark Legal Battle To Starve Himself Dies

AFP | Scott Coghlan | Posted 11.21.2009 | World

Read More: Australia Quadriplegic, Australia, Right to Die, Christian Rossiter Dies, Christian Rossiter Dead, Christian Rossiter, World News

PERTH, Australia (AFP) An Australian quadriplegic who won a landmark legal battle to starve himself to death by refusing food died on Monday, his fami...

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