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boston

Dogs bring joy to nursing homes through volunteers

BOSTON – When Harriet Koch realized her dog Tembi was "pretty terrific," she decided to introduce her to seniors as a volunteer at Sherrill House, a nursing home on South Huntington Avenue in Jamaica Plain. For the past five years, Koch, who is 87, has been delighting nursing home

Maine

Maine lawmakers consider bill inspired by the late Peter Falk

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Lawmakers in Maine and other states are considering legislation stemming from a dispute among family members of actor Peter Falk near the end of his life. The bill, crafted by Falk's daughter, protects family members' rights to visit ailing or incapacitated loved ones. Catherine

Faith

Belgian archbishop wants euthanasia opt-out for Catholic hospitals

Belgium is embroiled in a religious freedom controversy after the new head of the country's Roman Catholic Church demanded that faith-run hospitals and nursing homes have the right to refuse euthanasia to patients. A 2002 law decriminalized euthanasia for terminally ill adults and it has the support of

woman

Judge OKs brain tests in Reno end-of-life case

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge gave a Reno hospital the go-ahead Tuesday to conduct brain wave tests on a 20-year-old woman who has been on life-support since April, but the judge indicated she won't rule until at least Jan. 22 on the crucial question of life or

Massachusetts

A fighter takes aim at assisted suicide

BOSTON – Kristen Hanson remembers the phone call she received on May 13, 2014. It was an emergency medical technician who told her that her husband, J.J., who had appeared completely healthy when he left for work, had suffered a seizure and couldn't speak. But nurses couldn'

activists

Canadian activist appeals to Trudeau to block assisted suicide ruling

Should physician-assisted suicide be legal in Massachusetts? Some say the measure helps people seeking to avoid a painful death, others believe unintended consequences could easily arise when insurers are left to choose expensive, life-prolonging treatments or cheap, fatal drugs. What do you believe? YES NO UNDECIDED

coverage

Medicare to cover end of life care counseling

Should physician-assisted suicide be legal in Massachusetts? Some say the measure helps people seeking to avoid a painful death, others believe unintended consequences could easily arise when insurers are left to choose expensive, life-prolonging treatments or cheap, fatal drugs. What do you believe? YES NO UNDECIDED