February 13, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Euthanasia":
Politics: 11 Oct 11
A secretive network of Swedish MPs has been formed to push for a legalisation of assisted suicide with the group's founder comparing the issue to the abortion debate in the 1970s.
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National: 15 Sep 11
The trial against a Swedish doctor accused of infant euthanasia entered its second day on Thursday with the mother of the baby describing the care received as "beneath contempt".
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National: 13 Sep 11
The trial against a Swedish doctor accused of infant euthanasia came underway on Tuesday, a case causing concern among the country's medical profession.
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Society: 10 Oct 10
A 19-year-old pet owner from northern Sweden took her cat Brownie to the veterinarian to be sterlised. Instead, her pet ended up dying in her arms.
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National: 6 May 10
A 32-year-old woman who was completely paralysed and had been on life support since she was six, died on Wednesday after her respirator was unplugged, in Sweden's first case of euthanasia.
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Society: 26 Apr 10
The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare has advised that a 32-year-old woman who is completely paralysed and has been on a respirator since she was six has the right to decide to terminate her treatment.
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National: 24 Mar 10
A 70-year-old Swedish man suffering from Lou Gehrig's Disease has taken his own life after demanding the right to assisted suicide in a letter to the welfare board on Monday.
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Society: 18 Mar 10
A 31-year-old woman who is completely paralysed and has been on a respirator since she was six, has demanded the right to die in a letter to the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare.
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National: 7 Mar 09
The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) is to open its own investigation into the death of a newborn baby at a Solna hospital as the arrest of the attending doctor sparks a storm of controversy.
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Politics: 29 Nov 08
Every third doctor in Sweden supports the legalization of euthanasia, according to a new survey presented at the ongoing "Global Health in a new world" conference in Gothenburg.
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Science & Technology: 4 Apr 07
Terminally ill Swedish patients are to be given the right to refuse life-extending treatment.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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