Euthanasia more ‘cost-effective’ than care
The Lantern - 1 hour 43 minutes agoThe Netherlands has become the first nation since Hitler’s Germany to legalize euthanasia — the direct killing of patients by physicians. There are restrictions.
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Jacob M. Appel: The Rom Houben Tragedy and the Case for Active Euthanasia
The Huffington Post - Tue Nov 24, 10:55 pm ETOpponents of the right to die appeared to savor a public relations victory with the reported "rebirth" of car-crash victim Rom Houben, a forty-six...
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Peterson sentenced
Ravalli Republic - Tue Nov 24, 11:08 pm ETThe Victor man convicted of kidnapping and beating a woman and then holding police at bay for 18 hours last October was sentenced to 50 years in prison Friday.
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Animal advocates protest euthanasia use at Cedar Valley shelter
The Gazette - Mon Nov 23, 5:41 pm ETMultiple firings at the Cedar Valley Humane Society in recent months have sparked rumors and accusations about euthanasia practices. Board members say they’re caring for the animals and have presented statistics showing that the number euthanized has declined over the past few months. However, a passion for animals and a distrust of the shelter’s leadership prompted dozens [...]
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Animal shelter investigation digs into finances, euthanasia
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Sun Nov 22, 12:05 am ETThe three-week-old investigation of the Memphis Animal Shelter is reaching well beyond allegations of animal abuse and neglect.Shelby County Sheriff's Office investigators are also exploring the shelter's finances and whether euthanization drugs are missing, according to public records.Investigators also want to know more about what high-ranking members of city government knew about problems at ...
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Basil ‘Doc’ Jones’ compassion and service to animals began in 1940
Bristol Herald Courier - Sat Nov 21, 5:05 pm ETThe last person on Earth we wanted to hurt was “Doc Jones,” but we did with our Nov. 8 front-page story about “euthanasia day” at the Sullivan County Animal Shelter. Dr. Basil A. Jones is no villain.
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Reid health bill helps chiropractors, drugmakers
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 4:37 pm ETChiropractors get a lift in the Senate health care bill, thanks to a senator from the state practitioners consider the birthplace of their profession — Iowa.
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Will: Fighting a federal coercion clause
Abilene Reporter-News - Sat Nov 21, 8:01 pm ETPHOENIX — In 2006, long before there was an Obama administration determined to impose a command-and-control federal health care system, a young orthopedic surgeon walked into the Goldwater Institute here with an idea. The institute, America’s most potent advocate of limited government, embraced Eric Novack’s idea for protecting Arizonans from health care coercion. In 2008, Arizonans voted on ...
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Onslow, Carteret animal shelters among 21 cited
Jacksonville Daily News - Sat Nov 21, 8:11 am ETThe N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Welfare Services Animal Welfare Section has cited 21 animal shelters across the state, including shelters in Onslow and Carteret counties, for failing to comply with euthanasia standards, according to an NCDA&CS news release.
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Cedar Valley Humane Society Investigation
KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids - Fri Nov 20, 11:21 pm ETCEDAR RAPIDS – A place designed to comfort and care for animals has become the subject of scrutiny and controversy. Dozens of people have contacted KCRG-TV9 with concerns about the welfare of animals at The Cedar Valley Humane Society.
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NC Reprimands 21 Animal Shelters For Euthanasia Violations
WFMY News 2 Greensboro - Fri Nov 20, 8:16 pm ETSome shelters, which include ones in the Triad, were told to stop using their carbon monoxide chambers until they were properly inspected.
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Veterinary group airs concerns
The Pasco Tribune - Sat Nov 21, 12:22 am ETLAND O' LAKES - Saying the county animal shelter's adoption rate is "alarmingly low," a local veterinary group wants to reduce the number of animals euthanized each year.
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Illinois man charged in girlfriend's stabbing; police suspect suicide pact was planned for Gulf Shores motel room
Mobile Press-Register - Fri Nov 20, 5:47 pm ETGULF SHORES, Ala. -- An Illinois man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend Wednesday night in a Gulf Shores motel room, police said. Gulf Shores investigators said Friday that Terence Jay Wheeler, 46, and Christy Greenholdt, 43, may have traveled from Hillsboro, Ill., where they reside, to Gulf Shores to carry out a suicide pact.
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Animal Shelters Warned Over Missed Euthanasia Standards
WXII-TV Winston-Salem - Fri Nov 20, 4:54 pm ETSeveral Triad animal shelters have been warned that their use of carbon monoxide chambers to euthanize animals didn't comply with new state rules.
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CRC Urges Action on Euthanasia Bill
Worldwide Faith News - Sat Nov 21, 1:49 am ETNov. 19, 2009 -- The Christian Reformed Church in North America?s Disability Concerns office has issued an action alert, asking church members in Canada to contact lawmakers to register their protests against a bill legalizing euthanasia that is now making its way through the Canadian Parliament.
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NEW INFO: Dog Shelters Agree To Stop Using Carbon Monoxide Chambers
WITN 7 North Carolina - Fri Nov 20, 4:08 pm ETShelters in Martin County, Rocky Mount and Wilson County have voluntarily agreed to stop using their carbon monoxide chambers.
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Australian 'Dr. Death' starts suicide workshop
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