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The first attempt to legalise euthanasia took place in the United States, when Henry Hunt introduced legislation into the General Assembly of Ohio in 1906. [43] :614 Hunt did so at the behest of Anna Sophina Hall, a wealthy heiress who was a major figure in the euthanasia movement during the early 20th century in the United States. Hall had watched her mother die after an extended battle with liver cancer, and had dedicated herself to ensuring that others would not have to endure the same suffering. Towards this end she engaged in an extensive letter writing campaign, recruited Lurana Sheldon and Maud Ballington Booth, and organised a debate on euthanasia at the annual meeting of the American Humane Association in 1905 – described by Jacob Appel as the first significant public debate on the topic in the 20th century. [43] :614–616 Wesley J. Smith (1997). Forced Exit (Forced exited.). New York: Times Books. ISBN 978-0-8129-2790-0. OL 1006883M. 0812927907. The rise of the euthanasia movement in the United States coincided with the so-called Gilded Age, a time of social and technological change that encompassed an "individualistic conservatism that praised laissez-faire economics, scientific method, and rationalism", along with major depressions, industrialisation and conflict between corporations and labour unions. [36] :794 It was also the period in which the modern hospital system was developed, which has been seen as a factor in the emergence of the euthanasia debate. [40]

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Position statement on hospice care and assisted dying (assisted suicide) and recommendations" (PDF). Hospice UK . Retrieved 11 March 2021. The petition brought tensions between the American Euthanasia Society and the Catholic Church to a head that contributed to a climate of anti-Catholic sentiment generally, regarding issues such as birth control, eugenics, and population control. However, the petition did not result in any legal changes. [41] Debate

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