May
21
  2:52:03 PM

Dubai rejects demands to legalise euthanasia

dubai Emirates 24/7 reports that a doctors’ group in the United Arab Emirates has called for “euthanasia”. Apparently they have in mind patients who are “clinically dead”. They argue that this already happens in many other countries. There may be some confusion in the local media, and perhaps amongst the doctors, about the distinction between euthanasia and withdrawing burdensome treatment. In any case, the Dubai Health… click here to read whole article and make comments



 

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