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California Governor Signs Bill To Legalize Physician-Assisted Suicide
California has become the largest state in the nation to legalize the controversial practice of physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients.
October 5, 2015
Vermont to Legalize Assisted Suicide
A bill approved by the state legislature makes Vermont just the third state in the nation to legalize physician-assisted suicide - and the first to do it through a legislative vote.
May 15, 2013
Right-to-Die Group Claims Initial Victory in Minnesota
The Final Exit Network, which has defeated charges of illegally aiding suicides in Arizona and Georgia, is now fighting its third case.
March 26, 2013
Live Chat Transcript: Inside the Murky World of Assisted Suicide
Join a chat for "The Suicide Plan" with the film's producers Miri Navasky and Karen O'Connor, Thursday 11/15 at 2 pm ET. You can leave a question now.
November 14, 2012
The Evolution of America's Right-to-Die Movement
How the right-to-die movement has shaped the debate about assisted suicide in the U.S. from 1980 to today.
November 13, 2012
The "S"-Word: Suicide and the Right-to-Die Movement
So controversial is the question of assisted death that even advocates disagree about what to call it.
November 13, 2012
The Shadow Side of Assisted Suicide
The underground world of assisted suicide has added new layers of moral and legal complexity to one of the nation's most polarizing issues. For example, what does it mean to actually assist in a suicide? Who, if anyone, should be allowed to pursue aid in dying? Six experts weigh in.
November 13, 2012
Joan's Daughter on Living With Her Mother's Decision
FRONTLINE's cameras stopped filming Joan Foley Butterstein in May, just three days before the terminally ill grandmother "hastened" her death with the support of her husband Art and daughter Kathleen. Here, her daughter reflects on their journey.
November 13, 2012
Why They Joined the Right-to-Die Movement
The stigmas associated with what they do can make the work of the volunteers, activists and advocates involved in the right-to-die movement challenging and risky. So why do they do it?
November 13, 2012
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