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Legislation allowing doctor-assisted suicide narrowly clears Delaware House, heads to state Senate

Apr. 18, 2024 18:28 PM EDT

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware narrowly cleared the Democrat-led House on Thursday and now goes to the state Senate for consideration. The bill is the latest iteration of legislation that has been repeatedly introduced by Newark Democrat Paul...

France is proposing to allow terminally ill patients to take lethal medication

Apr. 10, 2024 17:06 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — France’s government presented a bill Wednesday to allow adults with terminal cancer or other incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demands grow for legal options for aid in dying. Many French people have traveled to neighboring countries where...

Elizabeth 'Libby' Murdaugh, mother of Alex, dies in hospice

Mar. 20, 2024 13:27 PM EDT

VARNVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Elizabeth “Libby” Murdaugh, the mother of Alex Murdaugh who played an important part in her son's adamant denials that he killed his wife and son, has died. Libby Murdaugh was in hospice care Tuesday when she died, according to Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home...

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

Mar. 11, 2024 07:23 AM EDT

Traverse City Record-Eagle. March 9, 2024. Editorial: Hiding behind fees isn’t what FOIA is for Governments are people and, from time to time, people do embarrassing things. Things they’d rather not display — like a mural on the side of a big Detroit skyscraper....

France's Macron announces legislation allowing 'aid in dying' under strict conditions

Mar. 11, 2024 05:41 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — French president Emmanuel Macron has announced new legislation to legalize “aid in dying” that will allow adults facing end-of-life illness to take lethal medication, a first in the country. The move follows last year’s report indicating that most French citizens...

A year after Jimmy Carter entered hospice care, advocates hope his endurance drives awareness

Feb. 18, 2024 13:08 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Since Jimmy Carter entered hospice care at his home in south Georgia one year ago, the former U.S. president has celebrated his 99th birthday, enjoyed tributes to his legacy and lost his wife of 77 years. Rosalynn Carter, who died in November, about six months after...