PD James - I would help a loved one die
Daily Telegraph - Sun May 27, 5:16 am ETThe novelist PD James has said that she is in favour of assisted suicide and would help a terminally ill loved one end their life.
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Judge Spares Killer Dog For Another Day
Las Vegas Review-Journal - Fri May 25, 5:54 pm ETOnion, the dog that killed a 1-year-old Henderson boy last month, will live another day - and possibly another week. District Judge Joanna Kishner said Friday she would rule by June 1 whether to temporarily stop the scheduled euthanasia of the 120-pound
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UT/TT Poll: Texans Stand Behind Death Penalty
KEYE TV Austin - Thu May 24, 1:24 pm ETby Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune Texans remain strongly in favor of the death penalty and nominally in favor of abortion rights and medically assisted suicide, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. Voters' overwhelming support for the death penalty remains intact, with 73 percent either somewhat or strongly in support and only 21 percent opposed. ...
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KAMR Amarillo - Thu May 24, 1:07 pm ETAUSTIN -- Texans remain strongly in favor of the death penalty and nominally in favor of abortion rights and medically assisted suicide, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.
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NBA Playoffs 2012: Judgement Day Is Upon These Boston Celtics
Bleacher Report - Wed May 23, 11:35 pm ETAnd so it has come to this for the Boston Celtics . After squandering another golden opportunity to put away the upstart Philadelphia 76ers once and for all Thursday, Kevin Garnett and his Celtics squad now face an inevitable win-or-go-home scenario on Saturday night back at the TD Garden. They say you get what you deserve, and Doug Collins’ squad definitely earned the right to die another day ...
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Nev. Supreme Court halts killer dog's euthanasia
FOX 5 Las Vegas - Wed May 23, 2:50 pm ETNevada Supreme Court has stepped in to prevent the euthanasia of a canine who killed a Henderson toddler, the animal rescue group trying to save the dog said.
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Notes and quotes from the Louisiana Legislature
KPLC Lake Charles - Wed May 23, 3:22 pm ETA Senate-backed attempt to limit how the state education board can write the public school funding formula ran into a roadblock Wednesday in the Louisiana House.
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Man who helped in wife's suicide seeks discharge
TVNZ - Tue May 22, 10:43 pm ETThe lawyer representing a man who admits assisting the suicide of his wife has indicated he will seek discharge without conviction
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Residents Adopt In Droves, Saves Fort Worth Animals From Euthanasia
CBS Dallas - Fort Worth - Tue May 22, 7:46 pm ETIn the past two weeks, Fort Worth Animal Control workers saw two things they'd never seen before: A huge surge in the number of animals at the shelter that pushed them far past their capacity and a swell in adoptions to prevent the animals' euthanasia.
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Stockton Animal Shelter under fire for euthanasia rates
News10 Sacramento - Tue May 22, 2:43 am ETSTOCKTON - Allegations of mismanagement, poor record keeping and animals being euthanized before their time are being directed towards the Stockton Animal Shelter and its controversial director.
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Assisted suicide or a show of love?
Morris Daily Herald - Mon May 21, 11:57 am ETSAN MARCOS, Calif. (MCT) — When paramedics arrived at the Purdy home March 20, Margaret was seated in her favorite chair in the living room. The morning sunshine streamed in through a picture window that overlooked a valley. A plastic bag was over her head, tied securely at the neck.
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Dogs rescued from Texas need Colorado homes
9 News Denver - Sun May 20, 7:52 pm ETDENVER - A group of dog lovers rescued dozens of dogs from sure euthanasia in Texas. Now, they need help finding homes for the dogs.
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Eliminate barriers to taking your meds
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch - Mon May 21, 12:17 am ETThe patients on the TV show "Scrubs" might refuse treatment for reasons that are philosophical (the right to die without being poked at) or wacky (not by a male nurse), but in the real world, people often refuse to take medications for reasons that baffle us.
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Portrait of a mystery
Portland Press Herald - Sun May 20, 12:10 pm ETAlmost one year ago, a Skowhegan dispatcher took a call from a man who said, "This was a double mercy killing." Then there was a pop sound.
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MEPs Call on Bulgarian PM to Ban Stray Dog Euthanasia
Novinite - Sun May 20, 7:13 am ETThe Danish Member of the European Parliament, Dan Jorgensen, from the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, has sent a letter to Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, asking him to not allow the euthanasia of stray dogs. The letter has been issued by the Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals in the European Parliament. It declares serious interest in ...
