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Amid protests, Portugal lawmakers vote to allow euthanasia

By BARRY HATTON | February 20, 2020

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s parliament voted Thursday in favor of allowing euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill people.The landmark vote left Portugal poised to become one of the few countries in the world permitting...

Spanish government renews efforts to legalize euthanasia

By BARRY HATTON | February 11, 2020

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Spain’s new Socialist-led government has launched another attempt to legalize euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide.After early elections twice last year thwarted the government's efforts to change the law, the Socialist party...

Belgian court acquits 3 doctors in landmark euthanasia case

By RAF CASERT | January 31, 2020

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium's euthanasia law survived a key test on Friday when a high court acquitted three doctors of charges of manslaughter by poisoning in a landmark ruling involving a woman who suffered from mental problems.There were fears in the...

Kitterman: Stating wishes prior to death important at any age

By Linze Griebenow | April 23, 2012

Junior sociology major Tony Alonso is preparing to die. Alonso has ambitions of becoming a police officer and is currently enrolled in SOCI 482, Death and Dying. The class addresses a spectrum of issues pertaining to death, from the controversial —...