aid in dying

Man who shot terminally ill wife cannot claim he had her consent, appeals court rules

Apr 22, 2022

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Michael Karlik

The Jefferson County jury that convicted a man of first-degree murder for shooting his terminally ill wife did not need to consider whether he had the victim’s consent to kill her, the state’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. In a case involving an alleged “mercy killing,” Bruce E. Bagwell shot his wife of 36 years, Theresa…
Insights: Aid-in-dying another Colorado law punctuated by a question mark

Feb 13, 2018

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JOEY BUNCH

No one expects to pass a law destined to have problems, but it’s hardly uncommon for new laws to offer hollow gratification to those who opposed it. When it comes to governing life and death, these stumbles garner a longer look. Jakob Rodgers of the Colorado Springs Gazette just recently reported on the first data…
State: 69 received lethal drugs in Colorado aid-in-dying law’s first year

Feb 3, 2018

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Jakob Rodgers, The Gazette

Sixty-nine people sought prescriptions to end their lives last year under Colorado’s new aid-in-dying law, and 50 of them reportedly picked up the lethal drugs from a pharmacist. The figures from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment offer the first glimpse into how often Coloradans put the new law to use after voters…
California’s new aid-in-dying law is getting much more use than Colorado’s

Jun 29, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

The Los Angeles Times published a story this week that says California’s 6-month-old aid-in-dying law has allowed 111 terminally ill people to end their lives. That stands in stark contrast to what we know about Colorado’s new law, which took effect in December. The advocacy group Compassion & Choices told Colorado Politics it knew of only…
Aid in dying: Terminally ill Coloradans can choose to live or die under new law

Jun 26, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

A song beckons in Patti James’ steady and dignified voice, a tone both calming and sunny, that encourages a long chat. Almost everyone knows someone like Patti. The 81-year-old from Littleton who makes others feel better has stage 4 lung cancer, which she’s fought for 11 years, leaving scar tissue that can’t take any more…
Oregon led the way on aid in dying, but Colorado’s law offers fewer guideposts

Jun 23, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Coming this weekend for our subscribers, Colorado Politics takes a deep dive into the issue of medical aid in dying, the politics that shaped the law that took effect last December allowing mentally competent adults with six months or less to live to take a sedative and end their lives. Six states and the District…
? Colorado’s doctor-assisted suicide risks legal dispute if voters approve

Nov 4, 2016

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Tom Ramstack

Popular opinion surveys show Colorado is likely to be propelled into an uncertain area of law next week when voters decide whether to allow doctor-assisted suicides for terminally ill persons. Sixty-five percent of Denver-area registered voters surveyed in a Ciruli Associates poll in September said they would vote for the legalized suicides. Twenty-five percent opposed…

aid in dying

Man who shot terminally ill wife cannot claim he had her consent, appeals court rules

Insights: Aid-in-dying another Colorado law punctuated by a question mark

State: 69 received lethal drugs in Colorado aid-in-dying law’s first year

California’s new aid-in-dying law is getting much more use than Colorado’s

Aid in dying: Terminally ill Coloradans can choose to live or die under new law

Oregon led the way on aid in dying, but Colorado’s law offers fewer guideposts

? Colorado’s doctor-assisted suicide risks legal dispute if voters approve