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  2. Euthanasia in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The question leaves unclear the diagnosis, age, or background of the patient and the legality of the situation. However, the question does clarify that the euthanasia is, in this case, voluntary. Support for euthanasia has increased from 37% in 1947 to a peak of 75% in 2005; however, support fell back to 64% in 2012.

  3. These animal shelters and rescues want to end space-based ...

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    The Humane Society of Midland County, Mich. explained how new intake procedures have supported a drop in euthanasia rates from 30% to 2% over the last decade, while still getting most dogs out of ...

  4. Proposed law addressing animal euthanasia crisis - AOL

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    Bowie's Law, the association says, will make the problem worse. "This bill will increase euthanasia," testified Karen Lang, representing the California Animal Welfare Association.

  5. An Idol of Autonomy

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    Ultimately, euthanasia isn’t just about pain, but about what pain and need make us: more animal, less autonomous. Nearly half (47 percent) were concerned with sparing others pain.

  6. Suicide tourism - Wikipedia

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    Suicide tourism, or euthanasia tourism, is the practice of potential suicide candidates travelling to a jurisdiction to die by suicide or assisted suicide which is legal in some jurisdictions, or the practice of travelling to a jurisdiction in order to obtain drugs that can aid in the process of ending one's own life.

  7. Overpopulation of domestic pets - Wikipedia

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    Dealing with a population of unwanted domestic animals is a major concern to animal welfare and animal rights groups. Domestic animal overpopulation can be an ecological concern, as well as a financial problem: capturing, impounding and eventual euthanasia costs taxpayers and private agencies millions of dollars each year. [4]

  8. Woman with ALS explains decision to die with medical assistance

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    The procedure is different than euthanasia — when a doctor gives a patient a lethal injection — which is illegal in the U.S. ... USA TODAY. Joann stores start going-out-of-business sales as ...

  9. Futile medical care - Wikipedia

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    The difficulty with the issue of non-treatment lies in the borderline with euthanasia, which is punishable by law in most countries. Euthanasia designates a practice (action or omission) whose aim is to intentionally bring about the death of a person, in principle suffering from an incurable disease which inflicts intolerable suffering, particularly by a doctor or under his or her control.