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UK study: Nonreligious doctors twice as likely to hasten death of terminally ill patientsDoctors who are atheist or agnostic are twice as likely to make decisions that could end the lives of their terminally ill patients, compared to doctors who are very ...

Swiss drop probe against Dignitas founder over urns in lake because of lack of evidenceSwiss prosecutors have dropped a criminal probe of the founder of the assisted suicide group Dignitas over urns containing human ashes that were thrown into Lake Zurich. The ...

Britain leads the world in the quality of care it provides for the dying, leaving many developed nations lagging a long way behind, according to a study released Wednesday. State support for end-of-life care and an effective network of hospices put Britain ...

Asian countries are failing to provide adequate care for the dying despite rising standards of living across the region, according to a study released Wednesday. As the global population ages, the demand for end-of-life care is expected to surge, and governments and ...

South Korean doctors will be allowed to remove life support from terminally ill patients after confirming their wish to die, under new medical guidelines on mercy killing, officials said Wednesday. The guidelines were drawn up by a committee of 18 representatives from ...

Asian countries are failing to provide adequate care for the dying despite rising standards of living across the region, a study released Wednesday said. As the global population ages, the demand for end-of-life care is expected to surge, and governments and other ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - At UCLA Medical Center, which prides itself on caring for critically ill patients, a recent study showed room for improvement in the way doctors manage dying patients -- and the findings likely apply to other hospitals as ...

Correction: Germany right-to-die storyIn a story June 25 about a right-to-die case, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Germany's top criminal court legalized assisted suicide. The court didn't rule on the issue of assisted suicide. The case involved a woman in a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jack Kevorkian earned the moniker "Dr. Death" by helping more than 130 terminally ill patients commit suicide, but even the right-to-die activist admits that he is afraid of the inevitable -- death. Kevorkian, 82, is the topic of ...

A Portland psychiatrist who plans to open a home for terminally ill patients seeking to kill themselves has had his license suspended by medical regulators. The Oregon Medical Board took the action Thursday against Dr. Stuart Weisberg for an investigation of improperly ...

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Topic: End Of Life Decisions

UK study: Nonreligious doctors hasten death more

Swiss drop Dignitas probe over urns in lake

Britain the best place to die: global study

Asia failing to care for the dying: study

S.Korean legalises euthanasia for terminally ill

Study calls for greater care to 'quality of death'

Study finds room for improvement in end-of-life care

Correction: Germany right-to-die story

"Dr Death" admits to fear of death in documentary

Portland 'death house' doctor's license suspended

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