euthanasia
- Columnist: Easter season leads to focusing on the promises of Christ, and we should allow God to lead
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From gay marriage to marijuana decriminalization, Maryland has been a national leader on social issues in the new century. This year, state legislators and new governor Larry Hogan can further burnish the state's reputation by setting a national example on heroin intervention and death-with-dignity legislation. - Former Ravens linebacker O.J. Brigance plans to urge state lawmakers to vote against right-to-die legislation in Annapolis, lending a prominent voice to one of the most controversial issues facing the General Assembly this year.
- What if the word 'suicide' were taken out of the end of life debate?
- Lawmakers shouldn't rush to legalize assisted suicide
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- Proposal to legalize physician-assisted suicide poses a real danger to a vulnerable population
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- A member of Howard County's General Assembly delegation is the primary sponsor for a bill that would legalize physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill Marylanders.
- Baltimore County's response on community photography at the animal shelter is disingenuous.
- People with serious illness have a right to medical care without feeling pressured to kill themselves
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- Christiana Homeschool Academy, a classical education hybrid homeschool program, begins classes for the year.
- Heather Mizeur's proposed 'death with dignity' presents thorny issues for patients, families and doctors.
- Many options available to improve life for terminally ill short of suicide
- Del. Heather R. Mizeur promised to push for a physician-assisted suicide law in Maryland if elected governor. Mizeur, a Democrat from Montgomery County, outlined her call for legalization of doctor-assisted suicide along with ideas that involve passing laws to help seniors as they retire, age, get sick and approach death.
- A small group of Carroll citizens believe the county humane society is not doing enough to make these pets available for adoption.
- Humane Society of Harford County leaders have not yet made any changes to their policies regarding the handling of animals considered dangerous, but they are looking into the issue after staffers at the shelter euthanized a Bel Air man's cat they claimed was acting in a threatening manner.
- The Harford County Humane Society's board will review its policy on euthanasia Friday after a Bel Air man's cat was mistaken for a stray and put down within hours of arriving at the shelter.
- Better care, not euthanasia, should be the goal of end-of-life treatment
- Legislation would reduce euthanasia by almost half in Maryland at no cost to taxpayers
- Under pressure from animal advocates and some lawmakers, Baltimore County officials are looking for a nonprofit to take over the county animal shelter.
- Trap-neuter-release programs are effective in controlling feral cat populations and disease.
- Carolyn Kilborn and Amy Hanigan recently spent a day at the state capital in Annapolis talking with legislators about a new report by the Maryland Spay/Neuter Task Force and the potential for spay/neuter legislation in the state.
- Maryland needs to be wary of the end-of-life care policies at Catholic hospitals like St. Joseph Medical Center.
- After receiving much opposition last week from local liquor store owners, the Harford County Liquor Control Board Wednesday voted 3-2 Wednesday to grant a license to PAS Corporation to sell beer, wine and liquor at the former Decker's Wine and Spirits on Baltimore Pike in Bel Air.
- A new applicant on the site of the former Decker's liquor store, on Bel Air's Baltimore Pike, made their case for a license before the Harford County Liquor Control Board on Wednesday.
- Maryland residents should rally against the domestic slaughter of horses and support legislation pending in Congress that would prevent it
- A sad end to a kitten's life might have been avoided by more vigilant pet care
- What a wonderful thing it would be if every dog could curl up with a loyal human companion, or if every cat had a human caretaker who understood all its many moods.
- Harford County Humane Society and HOPE, a group formed by former HSHC volunteers, continue debate between having a no-kill policy and what is obtainable
- Assisted suicide sends the message that life with a disability isn't worth living
