AP News - Terminally ill patients ask more states to legalize physician-assisted death - Lawmakers in at least 12 states are debating bills that would legalize physician-assisted death. The laws would allow terminally ill patients under specified conditions to end their lives with a doctor’s help. Two national organizations lobbying for the bills argue it’s about autonomy and compassion, and some power over one’s preordained exit. Only 10 states and Washington, D.C., allow for physician-assisted death while two states have gone in the opposite direction. Some patients choose to apply for residency in a state where it’s legal while others take arduous trips in the late-stages of disease to die in unfamiliar places, far from family and friends. Opponents, including many religious groups and lawmakers, have moral objections to the concept of someone ending their life. Even with safeguards in place, they argue, the decision could be made for the wrong reasons, including depression or pressure from family burdened by their caretaking. Read more.
CNN - More than 100 cases of measles have been reported in the US since the start of the year and the CDC warns that a rapid rise in cases poses a renewed threat to the country's disease elimination status. Measles was considered eliminated in the US in 2000, meaning no outbreaks have persisted for a year or more.
CNN -More than 100 cases of measles have been reported in the US since the start of the year and the CDC warns that a rapid rise in cases poses a renewed threat to the country's disease elimination status. Measles was considered eliminated in the US in 2000, meaning no outbreaks have persisted for a year or more.
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