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With popular artists like Beyoncé and Taylor Swift touring Missouri this summer, the American Heart Association is reminding people some of their favorite songs are for more than singing along. They could actually help save a life. If you see someone collapse, the Heart Association's advice is to call 911 and begin compressions to the middle of the person's chest, at the rate of 100 to 120 beats per minute. ...

California's medical aid-in-dying law is still under fire this week - as Friday is the deadline for the state to respond to a federal lawsuit seeking to invalidate it. The California End of Life Option Act allows terminally ill patients with less than six months to live to get a prescription they could use to end their suffering. The plaintiffs include the disability rights group "Not Dead Yet," which opposes medical aid in dying. ...

In addition to a family's love, the documentary depicts the many obstacles that impede a humane approach to death, from the bureaucratic legwork to the physical difficulties of end-of-life care.

A Jewish family bids farewell to their father after his decision to undergo euthanasia in a new documentary.

Eli Timoner, who had a pioneering airline career, decided at 92 to use California’s medically assisted suicide law. The film screens in Toronto this week.