Full Coverage: Assisted Suicide & Euthanasia
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News Stories
- Kevorkian to be released from prison in June at Detroit News - Wed, Dec 13, 2006
- Dr. Jack Kevorkian to be paroled in June at Detroit Free Press - Wed, Dec 13, 2006
- Assisted suicide advocate Kevorkian paroled Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed, Dec 13, 2006
- Dying 'Dr. Death' Has Second Thoughts About Assisting Suicides at ABCNEWS.com - Fri, May 26, 2006
- Schiavo anniversary marked by bitterness at Philadelphia Inquirer (reg req'd) - Fri, Mar 31, 2006
Feature Articles
- Kevorkian timeline at Detroit Free Press - Wed, Dec 13, 2006
- Schiavo controversy still rages at BBC - Fri, Mar 31, 2006
- Suicide groups make Switzerland a final destination at Boston Globe - Sun, Feb 26, 2006
- End-of-life care takes forefront at Seattle Times - Wed, Jan 18, 2006
- Plaintiffs and supporters celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling on assisted suicide at The Oregonian - Wed, Jan 18, 2006
- Will Congress take action on assisted suicide? at MSNBC - Tue, Jan 17, 2006
Opinion & Editorials
- Schiavo debate is back but life's moved on at Boston Globe - Fri, Mar 31, 2006
- The choreographers of death at The Los Angeles Times (reg. req'd) - Sat, Mar 18, 2006
- Government oversteps in suicide debate at USATODAY.com - Mon, Jan 23, 2006
- Bad Law, Good Ruling at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Fri, Jan 20, 2006
- Gonzales v. Oregon Fri, Jan 20, 2006
- Opinion more or less rebukes power grab at USATODAY.com - Wed, Jan 18, 2006
Related Web Sites
- FindLaw: Terri Schiavo Case
- includes legal documents related to Schiavo case as well as information on legal issues involving healthcare directives, death and dying.
- Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide: All Sides
- Primer on the issue that looks at beliefs about suicide and euthanasia, and surveys the religious and ethical aspects of the issue. From the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance.
- Compassion & Choices
- works to improve pain and symptom management for terminally ill, mentally competent adults as well as providing information on "the freedom to choose a dignified death and for individual control concerning death."
- Oregon's Death with Dignity Act Annual Report
- from the State of Oregon Health Division.
- Euthanasia
- articles and position papers from the National Right to Life.
- Guide to Doctor-Assisted Suicide Sites
- index of resources on the Web. Compiled and maintained by the Longwood College Library.