Brittany Maynard dies in Oregon after assisted suicide
On the scheduled day. Brittany Maynard, the 29-year-old woman whose YouTube video announcing that she would choose to die on November 1 under Oregon’s Death...
Belgian psychiatrist deregistered over abuse
A Belgian psychiatrist who sexually abused a patient who subsequently sought euthanasia has been deregistered. A Belgian psychiatrist who sexually abused a patient who subsequently...
OPINION: Britanny’s sudden change of heart
Did Brittany Maynard die freely and without coercion of any kind? Did Brittany Maynard die freely and without coercion of any kind? This is the...
What does it mean to be dead?
The authors’ ‘abilities’ approach leaves open the door for unacceptable exploitation of incapacitated human beings. In a controversial Journal of Medical Ethics article in 2012,...
Voluntary euthanasia advocate dies in Darwin
He was allegedly supplied with the barbiturate Nembutal. Voluntary euthanasia advocate Martin Burgess has died in Darwin, after allegedly being supplied with the barbiturate Nembutal....
British right-to-die campaigner starves herself to death
She was afraid that the other alternative, a drug overdose, would not work and she wanted to die at home, not in Switzerland, where assisted...
Italian nurse may have killed 38 nursing home patients
A 42-year-old Italian nurse has been arrested in the northern city of Lugo. A 42-year-old Italian nurse has been arrested over one death in a...
15% rise in Dutch euthanasia deaths
Euthanasia now represents over 3% of all Dutch deaths. Euthanasia cases in the Netherlands increased 15% in 2013 compared to 2012, according to the latest...
A more elegant solution
An elderly Belgian man and wife are preparing to be euthanized together. They explain why in a startling interview. An elderly Belgian man and wife...
Belgium grants prisoner’s request for euthanasia
A decision which raises many questions. Frank Van Den Bleeken A man serving a life sentence for rape and murder has been allowed by...
Berlin opens memorial to euthanasia victims
It is striking piece of modern architecture: a 30-metre-long wall of blue glass in the open air near the Berlin Philharmonic. A memorial to...
Is fear of nursing homes a reason for Dutch euthanasia?
A Dutch euthanasia clinic is being investigated for helping an elderly woman to die because she did not want to live in a nursing home....