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Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards in hospice care

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NEW ORLEANS — Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards, who turns 94 in August, announced Tuesday that he has entered hospice care after being hospitalized...

Chile legislature OKs euthanasia bill, which heads to Senate

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SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile’s Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday approved a bill to allow euthanasia and assisted suicide for those over 18. It now...

Spain passes euthanasia law despite conservative opposition

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MADRID — Lawmakers voted Thursday to make Spain the seventh country in the world and the fourth in Europe to allow physician-assisted suicide and...

Top Portugal court nixes euthanasia law, says it’s imprecise

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LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s Constitutional Court on Monday blocked a law passed by parliament introducing euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill and gravely...

Portugal’s euthanasia law goes for constitutional review

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LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s president on Thursday asked the country’s Constitutional Court to evaluate a recent law passed by parliament that allows euthanasia and...