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  2. Right to die - Wikipedia

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    If it is argued that the right to life is inalienable, then it cannot be surrendered and therefore may be incompatible with a right to die. [3] A second debate exists within bioethics over whether the right to die is universal, only applies under certain circumstances (such as terminal illness), or if it exists at all. It is also stated that ...

  3. Editorial: ‘Right to die’ debate comes to Illinois. Both ...

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    The so-called right-to-die debate, which is under consideration in the Illinois legislature, has picked up steam in recent years, much like the debate over abortion rights erupted with new vigor ...

  4. Right-to-die campaigner’s daughter: Dad would be ‘livid’ at ...

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    Right-to-die campaigner Tony Nicklinson would be “absolutely fuming” that more progress has not been made in the past 12 years on legalising assisted dying, his daughter said.

  5. Euthanasia in the United States - Wikipedia

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    "The Sanctity of Life and the Right to Die: Social and Jurisprudential Aspects of the Euthanasia Debate in Australia and the United States". Washington International Law Journal. 6 (1). Stone, T. Howard; Winslade, William J. (December 1995). "Physician‐assisted suicide and euthanasia in the United States: Legal and ethical observations".

  6. Rudy Linares case - Wikipedia

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    Philosopher Peter Singer discussed the Linares case in his 1994 book Rethinking Life and Death as a real world example in the Right to Die debate. Singer argued that while Rudy acted against the law and prevailing moral ethic, he did so to cease human suffering of not just Samuel but the wider Linares family. [1]

  7. Who should have the 'right to die' - AOL

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    Advocates want to expand access to medically-assisted death in the U.S., but opponents say strict limits are needed to protect society’s most vulnerable.

  8. Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health - Wikipedia

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    The first "right to die" case ever heard by the Court, Cruzan was argued on December 6, 1989, and decided on June 25, 1990. In a 5–4 decision, the Court affirmed the earlier ruling of the Supreme Court of Missouri and ruled in favor of the State of Missouri , finding it was acceptable to require " clear and convincing evidence " of a patient ...

  9. Brittany Maynard - Wikipedia

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    Three days after Maynard's death, a top Catholic church official mentioned her decision to die in the context of reiterating the Catholic Church's position on the right-to-die debate, noting that, "Suicide is not a good thing. It is a bad thing because it is saying no to life and to everything it means with respect to our mission in the world ...