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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Lawmakers Vote Down Euthanasia Bill.

British Members of Parliament (MPs) have voted against the introduction of "assisted dying" (euthanasia), citing safeguarding concerns and the state of palliative care.

British Members of Parliament (MPs) have voted against the introduction of “assisted dying” (euthanasia), citing safeguarding concerns and the state of palliative care . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: British MPs have voted against a landmark bill that would have introduced so-called “assisted dying,” a woke rebrand of assisted suicide, or euthanasia. DETAIL: On Friday, British MPs voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, with 270 MPs voting for the bill while 286 MPs voted against. The bill would have allowed those aged 18 and older in England and Wales with an estimated six months or less to live to request assistance to end their own lives. Support and opposition cut across conventional party lines, as it was a…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Jonah Adams) - New World screwworm outbreak freezes Texas pet adoptions, puts thousands of shelter animals at risk

A flesh-eating parasite that crossed from Mexico into the United States for the first time in 60 years has shut down interstate pet transfers from Texas, leaving overcrowded shelters facing a surge in euthanasia. Forty-four states have now restricted the movement of dogs and cats from screwworm-infested areas of Texas, choking off the pipeline that […] The post New World screwworm outbreak freezes Texas pet adoptions, puts thousands of shelter animals at risk appeared first on American Almanac .

A flesh-eating parasite that crossed from Mexico into the United States for the first time in 60 years has shut down interstate pet transfers from Texas, leaving overcrowded shelters facing a surge in euthanasia. Forty-four states have now restricted the movement of dogs and cats from screwworm-infested areas of Texas, choking off the pipeline that normally sends tens of thousands of unadopted animals each year to shelters and rescue groups in the Northeast, the Great Lakes, and beyond. Florida banned imports of rescued dogs and cats from Texas and New Mexico roughly a week after the first screwworm case appeared in Texas this year. New York blocked transfers for weeks before reinstating them with a new requirement: a veterinarian must…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Jonah Adams) - Family says 83-year-old Christian grandmother was euthanized in Canada against her will

An Ontario care home allegedly pushed ahead with Canada's assisted-dying program on a devout Christian grandmother despite her family's objections and her own tearful plea that she had "made a mistake." Brigitte Stegemann, 83, died on July 10 by lethal injection under Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying program, known as MAID, at the long-term care […] The post Family says 83-year-old Christian grandmother was euthanized in Canada against her will appeared first on American Almanac .

An Ontario care home allegedly pushed ahead with Canada's assisted-dying program on a devout Christian grandmother despite her family's objections and her own tearful plea that she had "made a mistake." Brigitte Stegemann, 83, died on July 10 by lethal injection under Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying program, known as MAID, at the long-term care facility in Ontario where she had lived for roughly two years. Her granddaughter, Brigitte Kranendonk, who held power of attorney and served as the primary contact for all of Stegemann's medical and personal care decisions, says the family never consented. Kranendonk shared a public statement detailing the family's account of what happened in the weeks and days before her grandmother's death.…Open