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Catholic bishops meet in Bellevue to discuss clergy sex abuse
Q13 FOX News ReporterThe U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opened their spring meeting Wednesday with votes planned on revising the church's policy on protecting children from clergy sex abuse, and on a statement opposing physician-assisted suicide. More than 300 clergy...Tags: Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal, Pornography, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Child Abuse
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In Bellevue meeting, Catholic bishops approve shifts in abuse policy
Elaine PorterfieldU.S. Roman Catholic bishops on Thursday approved slight revisions to their policy governing child sex abuse, saying the church would not tolerate offending priests. But critics said children were still vulnerable. After minimal debate, the bishops passed...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Sexual Assault, Palliative Care, Christianity, Euthanasia
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Kevorkian raised an issue that won't go away
Goodbye, Dr. Death. Yes, the vilified Dr. Jack Kevorkian is no longer with us and for that many are grateful and pleased. But the issue he raised -- dying on one's own terms -- continues on. When the Detroit area pathologist died on June 3 the...Tags: Judges, Health, Government Health Care, Euthanasia, Health and Medical Professionals
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Catholic bishops debate assisted suicide
The Religion WorldThe Catholic bishops of the United States will debate and vote on a statement opposing physician-assisted suicide at their Spring General Assembly, June 15-17, in Seattle. The document, To Live Each Day with Dignity, will be the first statement on... -
Assisted suicide advocate Kevorkian dies at age 83
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA lawyer and friend of Jack Kevorkian says the assisted suicide advocate has died at a Detroit-area hospital at the age of 83. Mayer Morganroth tells The Associated Press that Kevorkian died Friday morning at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, where...Tags: Health, Crimes, Euthanasia, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics
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Man Convicted In "Assisted Suicide" Of Self-Help Author
pix11.comThe jury convicted a New York man of murder Thursday, rejecting his claim that he didn't kill a self-help author who had paid him to help end his life. Kenneth Minor, 38, was found guilty of murder in the death of a troubled author and “business...Tags: Justice System, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Euthanasia, Suicide
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Clemency denied, Ohio to execute with suicide drug
Associated PressOhio Gov. John Kasich on Friday rejected a request for mercy from a death row inmate, paving the way for the state to become the first to execute a prisoner solely with an anesthetic used for assisted suicides and medically induced comas. The...Tags: Death Penalty, Health, Medically Induced Coma, Politics, Lawyers
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'Assisted Suicide' Doc Kevorkian Hospitalized for Pneumonia
CNNDETROIT -- Assisted-suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian has been hospitalized in Michigan for pneumonia and a kidney-related ailment, his attorney said Thursday. The 82-year-old former pathologist has struggled with kidney problems for years and had...Tags: Health, Lawyers, Crimes, Euthanasia, CNN (tv network)
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Readers Respond: The new Dr. Death
Justin Fenton's account of Dr. Lawrence Egbert confirms disability advocates' worst fears about "assisted suicide" ("City doctor at center of assisted-suicide debate", May 22). This practice is not limited to terminally-ill people on the verge of...Tags: Euthanasia, Suicide, Arizona, Social Issues
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Kevorkian Film On HBO: Dr. Death Says He's Honored, But Film Won't Change Anything
Jack Kevorkian says assisted suicide has been "discussed to death."
The assisted suicide advocate known as "Dr. Death" said Thursday the HBO biographical movie "You Don't Know Jack" is unlikely to inspire much action but he's delighted and honored by the...Tags: Politics, Entertainment, Al Pacino, Freedom of the Press, Crimes
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ episode about suicide hits the mark
"Grey's Anatomy"
ABC, Thursday, March 25, 9 p.m.
Episode" "Suicide is Painless"
The premise: At Seattle Grace Hospital, patient Kim Allen ( Sara Gilbert) is suffering from stage IV (widespread) large cell lung cancer that has spread to her lymph...Tags: Entertainment, Physiology, Hospitals and Clinics, Biotechnology, Lung Cancer
Jun 16, 2011
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May 26, 2011
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