Assisted Suicide
Billionaire signs up to be killed, have brain digitally preserved A Silicon Valley billionaire is paying the ultimate price for immortality: death. Well, that, and a spare 10 grand. Entrepreneur Sam Altman is one of 25 people who have splashed...
Controversial 'suicide machine' uses 3D printing to assemble anywhere A high-tech “suicide machine” is being touted by a euthanasia advocacy group. It’s called the Sarco capsule and it has a single, simple purpose: to help you commit suicide, painlessly...
Woman to face trial for allegedly trying three times to assist friend's suicide A Utah woman is headed to trial to fight an attempted murder rap after she allegedly tried three times to help a friend commit suicide, a judge ruled on Monday....
Man arrested for helping girlfriend kill herself WEEPING WATER, Neb. — A Nebraska man faces an assisted suicide charge after he helped his girlfriend kill herself in the woods, authorities said. Cass County sheriff’s deputies charged Matthew...
UK denies terminally ill man's request for assisted suicide LONDON — Britain’s High Court has rejected a terminally ill man’s request to be killed with medical help. In a ruling on Thursday, three judges turned down Noel Conway’s request...
Hundreds of terminally ill Californians got life-ending meds SAN DIEGO — At least 504 terminally ill Californians have requested a prescription for life-ending drugs since a state law allowing physician-assisted deaths went into effect in June 2016, marking...
Assisted suicide is a murky business in new Lifetime drama It’s a provocative title — but there’s more to “Mary Kills People” than meets the eye. The Lifetime drama, premiering Sunday night, stars Caroline Dhavernas (“Wonderfalls,” “Hannibal”) as Mary Harris....
Colorado votes to legalize medically assisted suicide Colorado has approved a proposition to allow terminally ill people to end their own lives. The law requires that a mentally competent patient have a six-month prognosis and get two...
Terminally ill mom denied treatment coverage — but gets suicide drug approved Stephanie Packer wants to be the face of a Right to Live movement — for as long as she draws breath. “I just want to spend every last second with...