Right To Die http://www.righttodie.info Do we own our own bodies or does the State? If we do, then we have the right to choose our own time and manner of death. If the State does, then are we just pieces of national property? Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:20:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Red-herring arguments against the Right to Die – Sahil Kapur … http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/12/red-herring-arguments-against-the-right-to-die-sahil-kapur/ http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/12/red-herring-arguments-against-the-right-to-die-sahil-kapur/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:20:09 +0000 webmaster On these pages, my colleague Ethan Epstein explains his opposition to the right to die via assisted suicide. Assisted suicide laws do not, therefore, guarantee a right to die. Rather, they create a new right through legislation: the …

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]]> http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/12/red-herring-arguments-against-the-right-to-die-sahil-kapur/feed/ 0 Multiple Scelerosis Woman Wins Right To Die Fight Directv Bbc News … http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/12/multiple-scelerosis-woman-wins-right-to-die-fight-directv-bbc-news/ http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/12/multiple-scelerosis-woman-wins-right-to-die-fight-directv-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:20:09 +0000 webmaster A woman suffering from multiple sclerosis has made legal history by winning her battle to have the law on assisted suicide clarified. Debbie Purdy, 46, fr…

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]]> http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/12/multiple-scelerosis-woman-wins-right-to-die-fight-directv-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Assisted Suicide, And The Lie Of The 'Right To Die' http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/12/assisted-suicide-and-the-lie-of-the-right-to-die/ http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/12/assisted-suicide-and-the-lie-of-the-right-to-die/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:20:09 +0000 webmaster I recently argued in this space that legalizing Doctor-assisted suicide based upon the claim that there is a “right to die” lacks logical rigor. (Leave the lack of ethical rigor aside for a moment.) As I put it, “Legalizing assisted …

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]]> http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/12/assisted-suicide-and-the-lie-of-the-right-to-die/feed/ 0 Behind The Headlines: Debbie Purdy Gets Her Life Back! | BlogSDN … http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/12/behind-the-headlines-debbie-purdy-gets-her-life-back-blogsdn/ http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/12/behind-the-headlines-debbie-purdy-gets-her-life-back-blogsdn/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:20:09 +0000 webmaster Discussion of ethical issues: Everybody must have “the right to die in a manner and at a time of their own choosing” says Derek Humphry (2009) and (literally taking the words) who can argue? With the extra stresses of modern times, …

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]]> http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/12/behind-the-headlines-debbie-purdy-gets-her-life-back-blogsdn/feed/ 0 Associated Press Misreports German "Right to Die" Court Decision … http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/12/associated-press-misreports-german-right-to-die-court-decision/ http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/12/associated-press-misreports-german-right-to-die-court-decision/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:20:09 +0000 webmaster On June 25th, the Associated Press distributed a story about a “right to die” court decision in Germany. It ran under the headline of “Germany: Assisted suicide OK if patient consents.” The content of the headline alone should have rung …

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Red-herring arguments against the Right to Die
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On these pages, my colleague Ethan Epstein explains his opposition to the right to die via assisted suicide. Assisted suicide laws do not, …
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The Right to Die? On Billboards, Patholysis and Death with Dignity
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Or, so says a billboard sponsored by a group called The Final Exit – their point being that each of us should have the right to die with dignity, …

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]]> http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/12/the-right-to-die-on-billboards-patholysis-and-death-with-dignity-about-com-health/feed/ 0 Tasmania warned off legalising euthanasia – ABC Online http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/12/tasmania-warned-off-legalising-euthanasia-abc-online/ http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/12/tasmania-warned-off-legalising-euthanasia-abc-online/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:20:07 +0000 webmaster
Tasmania warned off legalising euthanasia
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Right to die advocate Dr Philip Nitschke says Wesley Smith's visit to Tasmania is unlikely to sway public opinion. Dr Nitschke says most Tasmanians support …

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]]> http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/12/tasmania-warned-off-legalising-euthanasia-abc-online/feed/ 0 Merry Python » Blog Archive » Opposing right-to-die bills likely … http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/11/merry-python-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-opposing-right-to-die-bills-likely/ http://www.righttodie.info/2010/07/11/merry-python-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-opposing-right-to-die-bills-likely/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 08:20:09 +0000 webmaster Opposing right-to-die bills likely headed to Legislature. Posted By Merry Python. Date: July 10th, 2010. Category: Helena Independent Record. Tags: Bills, Headed, Legislature, Likely, opposing, righttodie. A Missoula legislator is …

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