News -03-04-06 Holland Approves Baby Euthanasia (TimesOnline.co.uk) "A committee set up to regulate the practice will begin operating in the next few weeks, effectively making Holland, where adult euthanasia is legal, the first country in the world to allow 'baby euthanasia' as well." "The development has angered opponents of euthanasia who warn of a 'slippery slope' leading to abuses by doctors and parents, who will be making decisions for individuals incapable of expressing a will." " 'If a child is untreatably ill,' Verhagen explained, 'there can be horrendous suffering that makes the last few days or weeks of this child’s life unbearable. Now the question is: are you going to leave the child like that or are you going to prevent that suffering?' " 03-06 Papers -10-05-05 Death with Dignity Act (ABC News) The Oregon Death with Dignity Act allows doctors, under certain conditions, to prescribe lethal doses of medication to terminally ill patients near the time they are expected to die. The Bush administration has attempted to reverse this law by making such prescriptions illegal. Federal courts have upheld the Oregon law. The case will be heard before the U.S. Supreme Court. 10-05 Physician Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia (ReligiousTolerance.org) Provides an introduction to assisted suicide, including terms, issues, and more. 10-05

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