TOKYO, December 17, 2002 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Tokyo-based Japan Society for Dying with Dignity is claiming 100,000 members in support of a “dignified death” for the terminally ill. Spokesman Masafumi Takai credited “the rapid aging of society [and] the rise of interest in self-determination regarding terminal treatment,” adding that three-quarters of members are over age 65 and nearly 70% are women. Membership began to rise in 1990 after the Japan Medical Association reaffirmed the right of terminally ill patients to decline life-prolonging treatment. For newswire coverage see: https://library.northernlight.com/FB20021216160000022.html?cb=0&dx=1006&sc=0#doc For related coverage see: JAPANESE CABINET PANEL APPROVES RESEARCH ON HUMAN EMBRYOS https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2001/aug/01080103.html ABORTIONS BY MINORS HIT RECORD HIGH IN JAPAN https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2002/aug/02080903.html HEALTH MINISTER SAYS “JAPANESE RACE” WILL SOON BE EXTINCT https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2002/may/02052406.html
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JAPANESE EUTHANASIA SOCIETY CLAIMS 100,000 MEMBERS
TOKYO, December 17, 2002 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Tokyo-based Japan Society for Dying with Dignity is claiming 100,000 members in support of a “dignified death” for the terminally ill. Spokesman Masafumi Takai credited “the rapid aging of society [and] the rise of interest in self-determination regarding terminal treatment,” adding that three-quarters of members are over age 65 and nearly 70% are women. Membership began to rise in 1990 after the Japan Medical Association reaffirmed the right of terminally ill patients to decline life-prolonging treatment. For newswire coverage see: https://library.northernlight.com/FB20021216160000022.html?cb=0&dx=1006&sc=0#doc For related coverage see: JAPANESE CABINET PANEL APPROVES RESEARCH ON HUMAN […]
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