Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide

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General

Euthanasia and End-of-Life Decisions
All points of view. Includes court decisions, legislation, basic documents, statistics, links and some full-text articles.

Religious Tolerance.org
An overview of the debate, meanings of terms, ethical and religious aspects, public opinion articles and the status of euthanasia in the U.S. and the world.

Support

Choice in Dying
From the organization that Invented Living Wills.  Background information and articles on end-of-life issues, legal developments and links to information on hospice care and terminal illness.

Compassion in Dying
Information and legal advocacy for pain management and an expansion of "end-of-life choices to include aid-in-dying for terminally ill, mentally competent adults."

ERGO - Euthanasia Research and Guidance Organization
Research and guidelines for physicians and patients, links to organizations, a glossary, articles and legislation and information on Dr. Jack Kevorkian and Oregon's Death with Dignity Act.

End of Life Choices
Press releases, position papers and articles from the "oldest and largest right-to-die organization."  This site also has a timeline of the right-to-die movement, a glossary of terms and surveys.

Oppose

CURE - Citizens United Resisting Euthanasia
Brochures and articles on brain death, the language of euthanasia and living wills from the organization in "resolute opposition to euthanasia without compromise or exception."

Euthanasia.com
Medical, legal and religious articles, international, national and regional news and information on mercy killings, living wills and physician- assisted suicides.  From people "committed to the fundamental belief that the direct killing of another person is wrong."

International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force
Frequently asked questions, court cases, fact sheets and a glossary of words along with articles on pain control, Dr. Jack Kevorkian and assisted suicide in Oregon.

Ohio Right to Life - Euthanasia
Articles on euthanasia, Jack Kevorkian and pain management therapy plus the legal status of assisted suicide and euthanasia in the U. S. Also includes the history of euthanasia in the Netherlands and Nazi Germany.

Law

U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Physician Assisted Suicide Cases
Supreme Court summaries and transcripts, judge rulings and Oregon and Washington State laws and initiatives.

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Last Updated: September 10, 2008