Was Brittany Maynard Right to End Her Life?
The Vatican on Tuesday condemned the assisted suicide of American brain cancer sufferer Brittany Maynard at the weekend. However, Compassion & Choices, a nonprofit organization working to improve care and…
Ebola Treatment Center Opens in Sierra Leone
Save the Children is opening its first specialist Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) in Sierra Leone, as part of its wider fight to treat and stop the spread of Ebola. Located…
Brittany Maynard Dies with Dignity
Here is 29-year-old Brittany Maynard’s public story of bravely enduring brain cancer. She died peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 1, in her Portland home, surrounded by family and friends. “Brittany has…
Dalai Lama Wants to Increase Human Happiness
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, opened the 2nd International Symposium for Contemplative Studies (ISCS) in Boston on Friday with more than 1400 academics, researchers, practitioners and graduate students present…
Will Brittany Maynard Die with Dignity?
Terminally ill 29-year-old Brittany Maynard has released a new video as part of her joint campaign with Compassion & Choices to expand access to death with dignity in California and…