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Terminal illness

Dying for Sex — An emotionally naked look at matters of mortality

Maverick Life

Dying for Sex — An emotionally naked look at matters of mortality

By Noelle Adams

Embracing bold new perspectives in preparing for a sacred death

South Africa

Embracing bold new perspectives in preparing for a sacred death

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

Paris in spring, Bali in winter — ‘bucket lists’ help patients deal with cancer

Maverick Life

Paris in spring, Bali in winter — ‘bucket lists’ help patients deal with cancer

By Leah Williams Veazey, Alex Broom and Katherine Kenny

‘Irrational’ and ‘premature’ – SCA takes aim at Fraser, Correctional Services and says Zuma should return to jail

Maverick News

‘Irrational’ and ‘premature’ – SCA takes aim at Fraser, Correctional Services and says Zuma should return to jail

By Des Erasmus

‘I find myself unable to walk away from the cause I believe in,’ says right-to-die activist Sean Davison

South Africa

‘I find myself unable to walk away from the cause I believe in,’ says right-to-die activist Sean Davison

By Victoria O’Regan

‘I’m no murderer’ – after home arrest, Sean Davison vows to fight in Desmond Tutu’s honour to change assisted suicide law

South Africa

‘I’m no murderer’ – after home arrest, Sean Davison vows to fight in Desmond Tutu’s honour to change assisted suicide law

By Victoria O’Regan

High court will hear case to legalise euthanasia for terminally ill patients

DM168

High court will hear case to legalise euthanasia for terminally ill patients

By Estelle Ellis

A rural home in KZN offers a glimmer of hope for terminally ill children

South Africa

A rural home in KZN offers a glimmer of hope for terminally ill children

By Kathryn Cleary for Spotlight

MP Deidre Carter campaigns to make end-of-life decisions legally enforceable

South Africa

MP Deidre Carter campaigns to make end-of-life decisions legally enforceable

By Ufrieda Ho

Managing pain, not death – how hospice helps

South Africa

Managing pain, not death – how hospice helps

By Amy Green for Health-e news

GroundUp: Helping someone to die – what the law currently says

South Africa

GroundUp: Helping someone to die – what the law currently says

By GroundUp

Mental illness and euthanasia: a conundrum within an ethical dilemma

Maverick Life

Mental illness and euthanasia: a conundrum within an ethical dilemma

By Andrea Teagle