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  2. Euthanasia in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Euthanasia advocacy in the U.S. peaked again during the 1930s and diminished significantly during and after World War II. Euthanasia efforts were revived during the 1960s and 1970s, under the right-to-die rubric, physician assisted death in liberal bioethics, and through advance directives and do not resuscitate orders.

  3. Anna Sophina Hall - Wikipedia

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    Anna Sophina Hall (August 7, 1857 – December 17, 1924) was a leading figure in the movement to legalize euthanasia in the United States during the first decade of the 20th century. Early life [ edit ]

  4. Euthanasia - Wikipedia

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    According to euthanasia opponent Ezekiel Emanuel, proponents of euthanasia have presented four main arguments: a) that people have a right to self-determination, and thus should be allowed to choose their own fate; b) assisting a subject to die might be a better choice than requiring that they continue to suffer; c) the distinction between ...

  5. Right to die - Wikipedia

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    A court in the American state of Montana for example, has found that the right to die only applies to those with life-threatening medical conditions. Physician-assisted suicide advocate Ludwig Minelli , euthanasia expert Sean W. Asher, and bioethics professor Jacob M. Appel , in contrast, argue that all competent people have a right to end ...

  6. Hospice care in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The first hospices are believed to have originated in the 11th century, when for the first time the terminally ill were permitted into places dedicated to treatment by Crusaders. [1] In the early 14th century, the order of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem opened the first hospice in Rhodes , meant to provide refuge for travelers ...

  7. Noa Pothoven, 17-year-old who sought euthanasia, dies at home ...

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    Note: This article has been updated to accurately reflect details of Pothoven's euthanasia request. A 17-year-old Dutch girl who sought euthanasia but was rejected by the government was allowed to ...

  8. Vacco v. Quill - Wikipedia

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    Vacco v. Quill, 521 U.S. 793 (1997), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding the right to die.It ruled 9–0 that a New York ban on physician-assisted suicide was constitutional, and preventing doctors from assisting their patients, even those terminally ill and/or in great pain, was a legitimate state interest that was well within the authority of the state ...

  9. Assisted suicide in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The first significant drive to legalize assisted suicide in the United States arose in the early twentieth century. In a 2004 article in the Bulletin of the History of Medicine, Brown University historian Jacob M. Appel documented extensive political debate over legislation to legalize physician-assisted death in Iowa and Ohio in 1906.