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Assisted suicide
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Religion Clause
Suit Challenges Illinois End of Life Options Act
Suit was filed yesterday in an Illinois federal district court by four Catholic doctors, a Catholic bishop and a Lutheran skilled nursing facility objecting to the requirement that they comply…
Religion Clause
Catholic Sisters Sue To Invalidate New York’s Assisted Suicide Counseling Requirement
Last week, four Orders of Catholic Sisters along with the Catholic Diocese and Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, filed suit in a New York federal district court challenging, at…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Columbia University doctor warns assisted suicide makes life ‘disposable’ amid growing push to legalize it
Dr. Lydia Dugdale, a physician and ethicist at Columbia University Medical Center, has raised concerns about the growing legalization of medical aid-in-dying laws across the United States. Following recent legislation…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
‘Untold damage’: Global assisted suicide movement targets children
In 2022, 17-year-old Canadian cancer patient Markus Schouten wrote to Parliament opposing efforts to expand Canada’s assisted suicide laws to minors. In his final letter, Markus urged lawmakers to “alleviate…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
‘Love You Forever’ author may soon die by assisted suicide, pro-life groups call decision ‘heartbreaking’
The author of the beloved and iconic children’s book "Love You Forever" is reportedly considering ending his life through physician-assisted suicide, and pro-life groups are grieving the decision. "It is…
The Faculty Lounge
de Lazari-Radek and Singer on Daniel Kahneman
Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek and Peter Singer have a guest opinion piece in Monday's New York Times, "There’s a Lesson to Learn From Daniel Kahneman’s Death:" On March 19, 2024, we…
UK Human Rights Blog
Guest Post: Assisted Suicide on the NHS would breach the ECHR
In this guest post, Rajiv Shah argues that the provision of assisted suicide in the England and Wales via the NHS would constitute a substantive breach of the negative obligation…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Tax Exempt Assisted Suicide
The Sarco pod.A Swiss nonprofit called Exit International has suspended operations while the Swiss government investigates the organization’s first ever use of the Sarco Pod to help a 64-year-old American…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Physically healthy Dutch woman dies by assisted suicide at age 29
Zoraya ter Beek, a 29-year-old Dutch woman, chose assisted suicide after struggling with severe mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, and autism. Diagnosed at 21 and plagued by bullying and…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Physically healthy Dutch woman dies by assisted suicide at age 29
Zoraya ter Beek, a 29-year-old Dutch woman, chose assisted suicide after struggling with severe mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, and autism. Diagnosed at 21 and plagued by bullying and…