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Recent Examples of assisted suicide
Both organizations advocate for the right to assisted suicide.
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024
In 2002, the Netherlands legalised both assisted suicide and, in a world first, euthanasia.
—The Week, theweek, 10 Nov. 2024
President of Sarco's operator, assisted suicide organization The Last Resort, Dr Florian Willet, was arrested after the woman's death and remains in custody, along with several others, whilst police investigate what transpired.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Now 77, Nitschke first explored the idea of delegating assisted suicide to machines in the 1990s.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024
In 2002, the Netherlands legalised both assisted suicide and, in a world first, euthanasia.
—The Week, theweek, 10 Nov. 2024
President of Sarco's operator, assisted suicide organization The Last Resort, Dr Florian Willet, was arrested after the woman's death and remains in custody, along with several others, whilst police investigate what transpired.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Now 77, Nitschke first explored the idea of delegating assisted suicide to machines in the 1990s.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assisted suicide
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DJ Anne Harris is largely focused on mercy killing her relationship with Siobhan for Siobhan’s own good.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 May 2021
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The doctor carried out the mercy killing with her family’s consent and support.Washington Post, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2019
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Around 369,000 animals experienced non-live outcomes—including euthanasia, death in care, and being lost in care—in the first half of 2024, a slight decrease of 5 percent compared to 2023.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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When asked whether euthanasia is a likely outcome, Colina said the animals will be held until the shelter is given further direction by Cincinnati police.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2024
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The cause of death has not been determined but there were no signs of foul play, police said.Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
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An initial investigation did not find any evidence of foul play, according to the sheriff’s office, which is probing the death with the medical examiner-coroner and district attorney’s offices.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
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After Luigi Mangione allegedly killed Brian Thompson, the C.E.O. of UnitedHealthcare—Mangione has pleaded not guilty—the fact that large numbers of Americans approved of the murder seemed, to some, like proof that the health-insurance system had failed.Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
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Relatives of some of the victims murdered by a serial killer known as Jack the Ripper have backed a call for the investigation to be reopened after new evidence emerged. Jack the Ripper, whose identity has never been confirmed, was linked to 11 murders between 1888 and 1892 in east London.Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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