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Paralympian who won gold and silver medals in wheelchair racing ends life through euthanasia

October 23, 2019 3:22 pm

Marieke Vervoort won gold and silver medals in 2012 at the London Paralympics in wheelchair racing, and two more medals three years ago in Rio de Janeiro.

Gujarat: 10 members of a family seek nod for euthanasia

Voluntary Euthanasia becomes legal in Australian state

June 19, 2019 2:14 pm

To be eligible under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act, a person 18 years or older must have an advanced disease causing them unacceptable suffering and is likely to cause their death within six months, or 12 months for neurodegenerative diseases.

'I am drained': Teen rape survivor opts for euthanasia in the Netherlands

June 05, 2019 1:20 pm

According to a report in Daily Beast, Noa was allegedly sexually assaulted at a school party when she was 11 years old. She was allegedly raped by two men three years later.

Their euthanasia plea turned down, couple prepares for a changing Mumbai this year

January 01, 2019 5:17 am

Through the decades that Narayan spent working with the state transport department and Iravati as a teacher at the Aryan Education Society High School, they have seen Mumbai’s transition.

Mercy killing or murder? The death of a scientist starts a debate on euthanasia in Australia

August 29, 2018 6:25 pm

The incident has tapped into the broader debate in Australia over euthanasia and assisted dying, which has been renewed in recent weeks as Parliament considered a proposal to overturn a two-decade-old ban on the practice in the nation’s territories.

Gujarat: 10 members of a family seek nod for euthanasia

July 27, 2018 9:37 am

Ten members of a family in Kalol on Thursday submitted a memorandum to the Panchmahal district collector seeking euthanasia alleging harassment by money lenders as the reason.