At least 83 people in Washington died in 2012 after taking lethal doses of drugs prescribed by doctors, the State Department of Health reported June 20. That total pushed Washington beyond Oregon, which has had legalized assisted suicide 12 years longer and has always held the annual record for such deaths. Earlier this year, Oregon reported 77 assisted suicide deaths in 2012 for its highest total ever.
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July 10th, 2013
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July 10th, 2013
Facing a lawsuit from the ACLU, it looks like Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is going to refuse to defend the state government's ban on gay marriage. Pennsylvania, the only state in the northeast without provisions for same-sex civil unions or marriages, was one of the first states with gay marriage bans targeted by a suit in the wake of the Supreme Court's partial striking of the Defense of Marriage Act.
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July 10th, 2013
Suspected Islamic militants attacked a Pentecostal church in northwestern Pakistan killing a security guard and shooting at the building before leaving the scene, local officials and Christians told Worthy News.
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July 9th, 2013
Susanne Wilkinson today lost her appeal against a ruling that she unlawfully discriminated against Michael Black, 64, and John Morgan, 59, when she declined to give them a double room.
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July 8th, 2013
A baby has been born in the US using a new method for screening embryos during IVF which could dramatically reduce costs, researchers report.
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July 8th, 2013
At Westminster, the Conservative Party has a spring in its step, buoyed by positive economic signs, Labour civil war, rare unity over Europe and the departure of Abu Qatada.
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July 8th, 2013
A former Los Angeles police officer-turned evangelist was arrested in London on Monday for publicly calling homosexuality a sin, according to Christian Newswire.
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July 8th, 2013
A "no frills" IVF kit assembled for £180 is as successful as conventional fertility techniques costing £5,000, a landmark study has found.
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July 8th, 2013
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is conducting a consultation about the College’s collective position on ‘assisted dying’.
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July 8th, 2013
Mobs of Muslims enraged over the forceful removal of the Muslim Brotherhood-backed Mohamed Morsi from office have retaliated against Christians across Egypt, according to Morning Star News.