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A retired paramedic who has battled severe mental illness for more than five decades has slammed Canada's decision to block people with psychiatric conditions from accessing medically assisted death.
Read →Dr Joanna Howe claimed her academic career is 'on the brink' and that she is suing her employer.
Read →Billy Adams III, who killed his pregnant girlfriend said he wants to be sentenced to death and doesn't want his lawyers to bother with mitigation in a handwritten letter to the court that was submitted last week.
Read →The Gig Harbor candidate's religious teachings have come under scrutiny after recordings of her sermons resurfaced online.
Read →McKenna West previously claimed that the California couple pressured her for weeks and insisted that she get an abortion after the child was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Read →Anti-abortion campaigners have accused the SNP of acting like a totalitarian regime and making decisions based on 'rule of the mob' after a last-minute cancellation of an event at its party conference this week.
Read →Canada had planned to expand its medically assisted dying law by March 2027 to cover people who have mental illness as their sole condition.
Read →Doctors Gary Rodin and Madeline Li shared fears over increasing cases of euthanasia approvals, as one woman almost ended her life after she lost her ability to cook.
Read →When Kristin Logan was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer, she was told her chances of survival were slim.
Read →St. Timothy's Anglican Church in Nova Scotia hosted a baked potato event to educate their congregation about Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), which sparked controversy and backlash online.
Read →A two-year-old child in the Netherlands was euthanised due to severe medical conditions including brain damage, cerebral palsy, visual impairment, epileptic seizures, and respiratory difficulties, marking the first known case of euthanasia for a non-infant under 12 in the country. The decision was made after medical professionals and the child's parents concluded that the suffering was unbearable and without prospect of relief, and the doctor acted with due care following consultations and second opinions as required by Dutch law, which permits assisted dying for terminally ill children aged one to 12 under strict conditions.
Read →Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford sponsored a clemency application for Norman Smith, who killed pregnant woman Tinesha Adams and her unborn baby in 2015 and has been in prison for seven years. Smith was denied clemency by the parole board, and Ford faced backlash for sponsoring the application but did not attend the parole hearing due to a family emergency.
Read →Florida couple Natalie and Joshua Strong allege that Brown Fertility clinic in Jacksonville used another man's sperm during their IVF treatment, as DNA tests showed Joshua had a zero percent probability of being the biological father of their daughter born in 2025. The couple is suing the clinic and its lead physician, Dr.
Read →Brigitte Stegemann, an 83-year-old Canadian pensioner with stage four stomach cancer, died through Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program despite her family's opposition and claims that she did not want to die. Her granddaughter, Brigitte Kranendonk, alleges that the care home accelerated the euthanasia process while she was away and that staff viewed the family as obstacles to administering MAiD, which now accounts for about one in ten deaths in Canada.
Read →Brigitte Stegemann, an 83-year-old Christian woman in Ontario, Canada, was euthanised under the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) system despite showing visible distress and failing a cognitive test assessing her capacity to consent. Her granddaughter, Brigitte Kranendonk, alleges the procedure was performed without express consent, was botched causing Stegemann to bleed heavily, and is currently appealing to authorities to investigate the legality and circumstances of the death at The Pearl care home in Cannifton.
Read →Judy Markey, a beloved Chicago radio host who co-hosted the Kathy and Judy Show on WGN-AM from 1989 to 2009, died by assisted suicide at a Swiss clinic on September 11, 2026, after battling a debilitating neurological disorder diagnosed in 2024. She made the decision to end her life under Switzerland's Medical Aid in Dying law, supported by her family and friends, and was known for openly discussing topics such as assisted suicide on her show with co-host Kathy O'Malley.
Read →McKenna West, a surrogate who refused to have an abortion at the request of the biological parents, filed an emergency appeal with the US Supreme Court to block a California court order that recognizes Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar as the infant's legal parents and allows them to move the newborn out of Texas. West, dismissed from the Texas court case and seeking custody or conservatorship, argues the judgment violated federal due process and fears the couple will not provide life-saving care for the baby, who was born with a serious heart defect and remains hospitalized in Dallas.
Read →James Howe, husband of Australian anti-abortion campaigner Dr Joanna Howe, stated in a video that he 'doesn't do consent' and criticized Teach Us Consent founder Chanel Contos and her organization's government funding. The couple also attacked Contos's efforts to promote consent education in schools, with James Howe dismissing the concept of consent within marriage and Dr Joanna Howe arguing that men are not necessarily to blame for sexual violence.
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