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News Articles: euthanasia

A veterinarian says pets have a lot to teach us about love and grief

Karen Fine says "I feel like I learn from my patients all the time. ... They really have skills and senses that we don't." Her new memoir is The Other Family Doctor.

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  • Dave Davies
P-22, pictured in the Griffith Park area near downtown Los Angeles in 2014, has been euthanized, officials said Saturday.

P-22, Hollywood's famous mountain lion, is euthanized after suffering injuries

For years, the wild mountain lion's presence in LA captured the adoration of the city's residents. Wildlife officials said they "compassionately euthanized" the ailing animal on Saturday.

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  • Giulia Heyward
Katie Engelhart details the right-to-die movement in her new book,<em> The Inevitable</em>. She says that many patients in the U.S. are forced to act alone, without telling friends and family, because they fear their loved ones will be prosecuted after the fact.

Inside The Fight For The Right To Die: Logistical And Ethical Challenges

Katie Engelhart explores the complexity of physician-assisted death in the book The Inevitable. She says patients seeking to end their own lives sometimes resort to veterinary drugs from overseas.

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  • Terry Gross
New Zealanders have voted to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill but voted down legalizing marijuana. The questions were put to the country in separate referendums held in conjunction with the general election that handed Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern a landslide victory for another term.

New Zealand Supports The Right To Die, But Rejects The Right To Get High

The country voted to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill but no to legalizing marijuana. Two separate referendums were held along with the general election won Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

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  • Julie McCarthy