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Belgium Considers Expansion of Euthanasia Law to Include Children

Last week, the Belgian Senate heard evidence from medical experts as legislators began the process of considering an amendment on

Nora Sullivan, M.P.A

February 28, 2013

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Justice Not Sought for Unborn Victims of Violence

A recent pretrial hearing of Fort Hood shooter Major Nidal Hasan provides the opportunity to again raise the question as to

Eugene C. Tarne

February 4, 2013

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Eugenics Compensation Bill Reintroduced in NC General Assembly

Wednesday marked the first working session of the North Carolina General Assembly and already a bill has been filed to

Nora Sullivan, M.P.A

January 31, 2013

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Russia’s Adoption Ban: A Crime Against Russia’s Most Helpless

Just before the New Year, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill which bans the adoption of Russian

Nora Sullivan, M.P.A

January 9, 2013

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Sick and Disabled Infants Starved and Dehydrated: Britain’s Modern Baby Doe

By Jacqueline H. Abernathy, Ph.D. A news article entitled “Now sick babies go on death pathway: Doctor's haunting testimony reveals how children are put on end-of-life plan” from the UK’s Daily Mail is commanding considerable attention to end-of-life care in Great Britain. The article cites commentary from the British Medical Journal (BMJ) by an anonymous physician, who admits that he/she oversees the intentional starvation and dehydration of infants with disabilities, a practice previously thought to apply only to the elderly and terminally-ill under the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) protocol for palliative care in the U.K.