When the terminally ill Brittany Maynard took her life on November 1, her husband, Dan Diaz, took up his wife’s cause to have assisted suicide laws changed in the U.S. and is now pushing for a new law to be introduced in the couple’s home state of California.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Robert Schindler, Sr., the father of Terri Schiavo, died on Aug. 29 of heart failure in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was 71 years old.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Even while the Italian senate was debating a new bill that would have saved her from death by starvation and dehydration, 38 year old Eluana Englaro passed away due to unknown causes on the evening of Feb. 9.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Italian government is racing against the clock to issue emergency legislation that will stop the killing of a 38 year old handicapped woman who is currently being deprived of food and water in a Italian clinic.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Whenever an unconscious or semi-conscious patient is deliberately deprived of food and hydration, it sets a dangerous precedent that may one day affect us all, which is why two high profile euthanasia cases have spurred a cry of outrage from both the public and the Vatican in recent weeks.
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