Legislation

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• BBC News - "Bid to legalise assisted suicide" A prominent attorney indicates his intention to introduce a bill to legalize assisted dying in the United Kingdom.
• Honolulu Star-Bulletin - "Another undignified year for death with dignity" A Hawaii advocate for end-of-life choice bemoans inaction on state legislation to legalize physician assisted dying.
• The Honolulu Advertiser - "Assisted suicide bill rejected" 2002 legislation to legalize physician assisted dying in Hawaii is narrowly defeated.
• BBC News - "Belgium legalises euthanasia" The Belgian parliament passed legislation legalizing euthanasia.
• BBC News - "Isle of Man in euthanasia bid" The Lower House of Parliament of the Isle of Man has voted to investigate the issue of end-of-life choice.
• Annotated Legal Cases on Physician-Assisted Suicide in the USA Technical legal discussion of court cases and Oregon's statute.
• The Guardian: Nurses' Leader Backs Bill to Aid Euthanasia Karen Sanders, Chair of the Ethics Forum of the Royal College of Nursing in England, endorses assisted dying legislation.
• Columbus Dispatch - "Tolerated for years, euthanasia made legal" The Dutch Parliament passes a measure legalizing euthanasia and physician assisted dying for individuals who are suffering unbearably.