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British lawmakers give initial approval to a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives
LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers gave initial approval on Friday to a bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales, following an impassioned debate that saw people sharing personal stories of loss and suffering. Members of Parliament approved the assisted...
Bill to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales faces heated parliamentary debate
LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers are expected to vote Friday on a law proposed to help terminally ill adults end their lives. The contentious bill would allow adults expected to have fewer than six months to live to request and be provided with help to end their life, subject to...
Tackling estate planning in 7 basic steps
Estate planning is one of those tasks that makes almost any other job look appealing, no matter how lowly. The good news is that you’ve probably already done a little bit of estate planning—you just may not be aware of it. It's helpful to think of estate planning as a process...
Proposed assisted dying bill for England and Wales rekindles debate over choice and ethics
LONDON (AP) — Details of a proposed law to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales have been published, rekindling debate on the controversial topic ahead of a vote in Parliament later this month. The draft bill, published Monday, proposes allowing terminally ill adults...
Subway rider who helped restrain man in NYC chokehold death says he wanted ex-Marine to 'let go'
NEW YORK (AP) — A subway commuter who helped an ex-Marine restrain an agitated man aboard a Manhattan subway last year testified Tuesday that he tried to convince the veteran to loosen his grip around the man’s neck. In a New York City courtroom, Eric Gonzalez recalled...
2 transgender women stabbed to death at home in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Two men armed with daggers killed two transgender women at their home in conservative northwest Pakistan overnight before fleeing the scene, police said, a sign of increasing violence against trans people in the country. The killings happened Sunday night...
Committee reviewing euthanasia in Canada finds some deaths driven by homelessness fears, isolation
LONDON (AP) — An expert committee reviewing euthanasia deaths in Canada’s most populous province has identified several cases where patients asked to be killed in part for social reasons such as isolation and fears of homelessness, raising concerns over approvals for vulnerable people in the...
New UK bill aims to legalize assisted dying for people who are terminally ill
LONDON (AP) — A new bill aiming to legalize assisted dying in Britain was introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, marking the first time in nearly a decade that the House of Commons will debate allowing doctors to help end people’s lives after previous court challenges to change a legal blanket...
Takeaways from AP's report on euthanasia, doctors and ethics in Canada
TORONTO (AP) — Canada has arguably the world's most permissive system of euthanasia — the practice of doctors and nurse practitioners killing patients with an injection of drugs at their request. Canada allows euthanasia for people who aren't terminally ill but are suffering unmanageable pain. ...
Tilda Swinton explores assisted suicide in Pedro Almodovar’s 'The Room Next Door'
TORONTO (AP) — Although “The Room Next Door” is Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature, Tilda Swinton notes that he’s never written in a language that anyone else truly speaks. “He writes in Pedro language, and here he is making another film in another version...
