'I'm dying, you're not': Terminally ill ask states to legalize physician-assisted death


by Daily Kos

Daily Kos— On a brisk day at a restaurant outside Chicago, Deb Robertson sat with her teenage grandson to talk about her death. She’ll probably miss his high school graduation. She declined the extended warranty on her car. Sometimes she wonders who will be at her funeral. Those things don’t frighten her much. The 65-year-old didn’t cry when she learned two months ago that the cancerous tumors in her liver were spreading, portending a tormented death. But later, she received a call. A bill moving...

Daily Mail—JENNI MURRAY: What my parents' cruel deaths taught me about assisted dying. Dame Esther Rantzen's energetic campaigning to change UK law and make assisted dying legal in this country has moved the controversial question forward, writes Jenni Murray.

Daily Mail—Terminally ill pensioner and his wife in their 70s died of 'gunshot wounds' at their £130k bungalow, police reveal. Peter and Dora Leese,78 and 76, were named by police today after post-mortem examinations found that the couple had died of 'gunshot wounds' at their home in Meir Park, Stoke-on-Trent.

The Scottish Sun—Dame Esther Rantzen says she is too ill with lung cancer to attend Westminster debate on assisted dying. VETERAN broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen says she is too ill with stage four lung cancer to attend a Westminster debate on assisted dying. The 83-year-old Childline founder had been hoping to be at