LONDON (Reuters) - British prosecutors weighing whether to take action against those who assist in the suicide of a terminally ill loved one should focus on the motivations of the suspect, according to new guidelines issued on Thursday. The guidelines, which do not amount to a change in British law, stem from the case of Debbie Purdy, a woman suffering from ...

New guidelines published Thursday offer people in England and Wales broad hints about how to help a gravely ill loved one end their life with minimal fear of prosecution. Assisted suicide remains illegal, but Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer said six factors would ...

A Westchester County spokeswoman says a woman accused of strangling her daughter at a suburban New York college has apparently tried to kill herself in jail. Spokeswoman Donna Greene says 37-year-old Stacy Pagli (PAG'-lee) took off her socks and wrapped them around her neck in her ...