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Euthanasia, End of Life

Simons, Marlise. "Dutch Doctors to Tighten Rules on Mercy Killings." New York Times, September 11, 1995.

Gilbert, Susan. "Study Finds Doctors Refuse Patient's Requests on Death." New York Times, November 22, 1995.

Wilkes, Paul. "The Next Pro-Lifers." New York Times, July 21, 1996.

Kaplan, David A. "Is it a Wonderful life? " Newsweek, April 15, 1996.

Daley, Suzanne. "The Dutch Seek to Legalize Long-Tolerated Euthanasia." New York Times, June 20, 2000.

Simons, Marlise. "Dutch Becoming First Nation to Legalize Assisted Suicide." New York Times, November 29, 2000.

Verhovek, Sam Howe. "U.S. Acts to Stop Assisted Suicides." New York Times, November 7, 2001.

———. "Move by U.S. on Suicide Law Draws Suit in Oregon." New York Times, November 8, 2001.

McNeil Jr., Donald G. "First Study on Patients Who Fast to End Lives." New York Times, July 31, 2003.

"The Quest for a Peaceful Death." Letters, New York Times, August 6, 2003.

Dewan, Shaila K. "Love and Death: It May Be a Family Matter, But Just Try to Define Family." New York Times, October 26, 2003.

Clendinen, Dudley. "My Father Wasn't There." New York Times, October 26, 2003.

"Voices: A Few Words Before I Die." New York Times, June 1, 2004.

Schwartz, James, and James Estrin. "In Oregon, Choosing Death Over Suffering." New York Times, June 1, 2004.

Carey, Benedict. "Signs of Awareness Seen in Brain-Injured Patients." New York Times, February 8, 2005.

Christakis, Nicholas A. "The Bad News First." New York Times, August 24, 2007.

Chen, Pauline W. "The Most-Avoided Conversation in Medicine." New York Times, December 26, 2006.

Fisher, Ian. "A Poet Crusades for the Right to Die His Way." New York Times, December 20, 2006.

Grady, Denise. "Medical and Ethical Questions Raised on Deaths of Critically Ill Patients." New York Times, July 20, 2006.

Hoffman, Jan. "Doctor's Delicate Balance in Keeping Hope Alive." New York Times, December 24, 2005.

Yardley, William. "For Role in Suicide, a Friend to the End is Now Facing Jail." New York Times, March 4, 2005.

Brody, Jane E. "A Common Casualty of Old Age: The Will To Live." New York Times, November 27, 2007.

Yardley, William. "On Washington State's Ballot: Doctor-Assisted Suicide." New York Times, October 31, 2008.

Gross, Jane. "Landscape Evolves for Assisted Suicide." New York Times, November 11, 2008.

 

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