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The ancient Greek myth of Pandora’s Box is often cited by those who oppose ideas or policies they fear will generate unwise consequences far beyond the scope of what is being contemplated. A cursory examination of the excesses of Canada’s inexorable march toward all-out government-supported euthanasia – which started at “death with dignity” and has now turned into “Can’t afford the rent? Have we got a solution for you ” – ably captures the essence of the historic warning.

Wyoming lawmakers are set to distribute $85 million in federal pandemic relief for capital-improvement projects, and Tracy Brosius - the CEO of HealthWorks, a safety-net health center in Cheyenne - is getting in line. While everyone wants to be finished with COVID, she said COVID is not finished with us. And as winter months creep closer, she said she does not want to see clinicians treating patients in parking lots in the snow again this year because of lack of space. ...

The California Legislature says terminally-ill patients have a right to die with dignity. However, a group of Christian doctors are trying to put a stop to it as they claim the law violates freedom of religion and freedom of speech.

Southern states including Tennessee are in the grip of an unrelenting heat wave. According to the National Weather Service, heat indices could reach 110 degrees Fahrenheit in more than a dozen states. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, heat is the number one weather-related cause of death, and climate change is driving increases in those numbers. ...

Plaintiffs want the SJC to say there's no law preventing doctors from prescribing life-ending drugs.

Dr. Roger Kligler of Falmouth, the cancer patient at the center of a medical aid in dying case, listened to oral arguments in the case from his home.

null / nito/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 9, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA). The highest court in Massachusetts considered a challenge brought by two doctors against the state’s prohibition of physician-assisted suicide on Wednesday.The Ma...

The State Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case involving profound questions about a person's control over the end of their life and whether a doctor can legally help.