Times Topics: Assisted Suicide
The New York Times tracks the subject of assisted suicide with a Times Topics page.
Category: Government & politics
“Doctor-assisted suicide: Annual report raises more questions than answers”
Read a Feb. 11, 2011, column by physician Kenneth R. Stevens questioning Oregon’s 2010 annual report about usage of its assisted-suicide law. The op-ed was published by The Oregonian.
“Assisted Suicide Advocate Uses Law To End His Life”
Read a March 12, 2012, NPR story about one of the early advocates for assisted suicide in Oregon using the law to end his own life.
“Kansas among states debating assisted-suicide”
Read a Feb. 9, 2013, Associated Press story about legalization proposals in Kansas and a number of other states.
“Getting the Freedom to Die”
Read an April 16, 2013, Huffington Post column by Roy Speckhardt, executive director of the American Humanist Association, on the need for regulated assisted suicide.
“Maine House of Representatives Overwhelmingly Rejects Assisted Suicide Bill”
Read a June 4, 2013, Christian News Network story about Maine’s House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejecting a bill that would legalize physician-assisted suicide.
“For Belgium’s Tormented Souls, Euthanasia-Made-Easy Beckons”
Read a June 14, 2013, Wall Street Journal story about proposed changes to Belgium’s euthanasia law to make it more widely available, potentially even to gravely ill teenagers.
“France aims to legalise euthanasia despite ethics committee’s doubts”
Read a July 1, 2013, Reuters blog post about the debate in France over whether to legalize voluntary euthanasia.
Sandra Marshall
Sandra Marshall is a professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Stirling. She is interested in research which connects legal, political and social philosophy. She is a member of the Humanist Philosophers Group.