France’s Macron announces legislation allowing ‘aid in dying’ under strict conditions

PARIS — French president Emmanuel Macron has announced new legislation to legalize “aid in dying” that will allow adults facing end-of-life illness to take lethal medication, a first in the country. The move follows last year’s report indicating that most French citizens support legalizing end-of-life options. In an interview published Monday by French newspapers La … Read more

Indi Gregory, sick baby at center of legal battle in Britain, dies

LONDON — A terminally ill baby at the center of a legal battle involving her parents, British health officials and the Italian government has died, a group supporting her family said Monday, Christian Concern said Indi Gregory died in a hospice on Monday morning after her life support was withdrawn on Sunday. The 8-month-old baby … Read more

UK judge decries legal tactics used by sick child’s parents

A lower court had previously ruled in favor of doctors. ByDANICA KIRKA Associated Press November 10, 2023, 1:57 PM This undated family handout photo provided on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, shows six-month-old Indi Gregory. Italy’s government on Monday granted Italian citizenship to an eight-month-old terminally ill British girl after a court in Britain upheld rulings … Read more

Zimbabwe releases prisoners in amnesty, decreasing overcrowding

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe has begun releasing greater than 4,000 prisoners underneath a presidential amnesty that authorities say will assist ease congestion in some overcrowded jails. About 800 prisoners have been launched Friday from the Central Jail and Chikurubi Most Jail within the capital, Harare. Jails in different elements of the nation started releasing prisoners … Read more