Euthanasia

Letters to the Editor, March 24, 2013

24 Mar 2013

The superb award-winning film Amour now showing here made me think of two things. First, that life for too many of Hong Kong's elderly is no bed of roses because, despite being one of the richest...

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Letters to the Editor, January 6, 2013

6 Jan 2013

Party is stuck in universal suffrage rut

I refer to the report ("Democrats make Emily Lau leader", December 17).

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Public hospitals seek extension of 'do not revive' guideline

5 Jan 2013

Public hospitals want to extend a guideline that allows chronic and critically ill patients to choose death rather than being revived by emergency procedures.

It is proposing that the...

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Tributes as funeral is held of quadriplegic Tang Siu-pun

30 Dec 2012

A funeral service was held last night for Tang Siu-pun, the quadriplegic who touched Hongkongers' hearts with his plea nearly a decade ago to be allowed to end his life.

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Owners angry as Macau Canidrome fails to stop euthanising retired dogs

16 Dec 2012

Greyhound owners are rebelling over the mass killing of retired racing dogs at the Macau Canidrome, where animals are euthanised at the rate of more than 30 a month despite an outcry from welfare...

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Honour Tang Siu-pun with euthanasia debate, not pity

11 Dec 2012

There is something indecent about even talking about Tang Siu-pun, the quadriplegic and euthanasia advocate who died on Sunday aged 43. Before the enormity of his suffering and loneliness, you can...

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Quadriplegic Tang Siu-pun, who stirred debate on euthanasia, dies

Quadriplegic Tang Siu-pun, whose appeal for the right to end his life sparked widespread discussion about euthanasia, died yesterday. He was 43.

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For Tang Siu-pun, a small measure of happiness after years of despair

After an accident left him paralysed in his 20s, Tang Siu-pun sank into despair and thought constantly about taking his own life.

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Pro-euthanasia quadriplegic Ah Bun dies aged 43

Tang Siu-pun, whose high-profile appeal for euthanasia to be legalised in 2003 raised public awareness of the subject, has died at the age of 43.

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BRITAIN

Locked-in syndrome patient dies peacefully days after losing euthanasia bid

A British man left paralysed but fully conscious and aware of his predicament died yesterday, days after losing a legal bid to end his life of "pure torture", his lawyers and family said.

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Controlling Guangzhou's stray cat population a labour of love

Li Yanling's phone is a lifeline for many of Guangzhou's stray cats. When she's not in the classroom, the 48-year-old kindergarten teacher is usually mobilising volunteers to rescue vulnerable...

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Volunteer sees beauty in helping deformed babies

Xu Pu, former manager at a US company in Shanghai, is cofounder of the Shanghai Baby Home, a care centre for disabled infants forsaken by their parents. She has devoted a lot to the charity, but...

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