Assisted Suicide

Vermont House OKs right-to-die bill; governor expected to sign it

2013-05-14 14:21:00

Vermont is on track to become the fourth state to allow severely ill patients to end their lives under medical supervision. The state’s House of Representatives voted 75 to 65 on Monday night to approve the “Patient Choice at End of Life&...

Doctors describe 'death with dignity' program for cancer patients

2013-04-11 06:00:00

A majority of Americans support the idea of allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with the help of their doctors. For instance, 55% of people questioned for the NPR-Truven Health Analytics Health Poll last� year said they were in favor of...

Booth Gardner dies at 76; former Washington state governor

2013-03-16 18:20:00

Booth Gardner, a two-term Democratic governor who later in life spearheaded a campaign that made Washington the second state in the nation to legalize assisted suicide for the terminally ill, has died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was...

D.A. won't prosecute 88-year-old man in wife's suicide

2012-08-22 17:53:46

Assisted suicide rates changed little since Dutch legalization

2012-07-11 16:42:42

Peter Goodwin dies at 83; doctor helped craft Death With Dignity Act

2012-03-19 00:00:00

In 1970 a man with terminal bone cancer came to see Dr. Peter Goodwin, who practiced family medicine in Portland, Ore. The man had intractable pain and saw no point in prolonging his suffering. He pleaded with Goodwin for pills to end his life. His...

Wishing for the right to make that final exit

2011-12-18 00:00:00

Colleen Kegg hasn't worked out the details of her exit plan yet. But about one thing, Kegg is clear: When she can no longer feed herself or go to the bathroom without assistance, she will take steps to end her life. A rare and incurable neurological...

Dr. Jack Kevorkian dies at 83; 'Dr. Death' was advocate, practitioner of physician-assisted suicide

2011-06-04 00:00:00

He was known as Dr. Death, a Michigan physician who helped his patients kill themselves. In doing so, Jack Kevorkian inflamed a nationwide debate in the 1990s over a terminally ill patient's right to die. And he served eight years in prison for second-...

Oregon death sparks debate over suicide kits

2011-05-26 21:19:00

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ episode about suicide hits the mark

2010-04-12 00:00:00

"Grey's Anatomy" ABC, Thursday, March 25, 9 p.m. Episode" "Suicide is Painless" The premise: At Seattle Grace Hospital, patient Kim Allen ( Sara Gilbert) is suffering from stage IV (widespread) large cell lung cancer that has spread to her lymph...

TCA press tour: Al Pacino takes on Dr. Jack Kevorkian for HBO

2010-01-14 21:34:21

'Grey's Anatomy': Wartime memories overwhelm Owen

2010-03-26 16:35:14

Patients may opt for physician-assisted suicide in Oregon and Washington states. Doctors at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance describe their "Death with Dignity Program" in the New England Journal of Medicine.

2013-04-11 10:09:00

John Kelly, of Boston, Massachusetts, reads from a prepared statement held by his personal care assistant, Jessie Strickland, as he testifies before a Public Health Committee hearing at the Legislative Office Building on a proposed bill that would allow doctor-assisted suicide.

2013-03-20 00:00:00

But as a general principle it's better to leave such a deeply personal decision to individuals rather than the government. Other states should consider similar ballot measures. Above: Alan and Margaret Purdy of San Marcos, Calif.

2012-12-14 12:41:14