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Opiate use and euthanasia

Without adequate guidance from health care professionals, many terminally ill patients and their caregivers question the appropriate use of morphine and other opiates at the end of life. When is the medicine palliative and when is it euthanizing? The answer is found in timing, dosage, and intent. Pain is one

Pro-life

Catholics organize to oppose assisted suicide measure

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

Massachusetts

Assisted-suicide measure poses threat to poor and disabled, advocates say

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