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However, opinion polls suggest a large majority of the French people support giving terminally ill people a choice of palliative care or assisted dying.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

In the U.S., employees can take up to nine weeks of leave annually to care for immediate family members who are critically or terminally ill.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

"Rubio spoke about aiding the homeless, terminally ill and those afflicted by leprosy," Sister Marie Juan of Missionaries of Charity told reporters after his hour-and-a-half-long visit.

From Barron's May 23, 2026

Argamani’s father, Yacov Argamani, said his only wish was for his daughter to be freed by Hamas in time to see her terminally ill mother one more time.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

They tried everything: telling jokes, country and western songs, a ventriloquist act with a lovable fuzzy sidekick, photo ops with terminally ill children.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray



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