French Panel recommends legalization of euthanasia
A panel of French citizens set up by the National Consultative Ethics Committee has recommended that the government legalize euthanasia for terminally ill patients. A...
Belgian doctor gets major grant for services to euthanasia
Wim Distelmans get a major award from his university Belgium has often come under fire in the international media over its regime of legalised euthanasia....
Belgian Senate approves child euthanasia
The outcome was expected, but overseas observers were astonished at the margin of victory. By a vote of 50 to 17, the Belgian Senate has...
Rates of Alzheimer’s set to treble by 2050
The number of cases of Alzheimer’s disease is set to treble by 2050, according to the peak dementia research group, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI). The...
Nitschke sets up Adelaide clinic for assisted suicide
A euthanasia clinic has been set up by Australia's leading euthanasia activist, Dr Philip Nitschke, in Adelaide. Police are keeping a close watch on activities...
Belgium take first step towards euthanasia for children
A bill to legalise euthanasia in Belgium for children and for patients with dementia passed its first legislative hurdle this week. A bill to legalise...
The scandal of unnecessary cancer pain
A survey in Annals of Oncology claims that regulations in many countries to stem drug misuse leave cancer patients without access to opioid medicines for...
Belgium’s “Pope of euthanasia”
One of the leading figures in the euthanasia debate is Belgian oncologist Wim Distelmans. Because of the language barrier, he is an unfamiliar figure in...
Down Under palliative care specialists reject euthanasia
Palliative care is undermined by euthanasia and assisted suicide, according to many palliative care organisations. In Australia, where end-of-life issues are hotly debated, the peak...
New group launched in Europe to oppose euthanasia
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Europe will campaign against extending the practice. Concern about the steady expansion of the boundaries of euthanasia in Belgium is growing. The...
Belgian debate over child euthanasia heats up
A heated debate on proposals to legalise euthanasia for minors in Belgium intensified this week. A heated debate on proposals to legalise euthanasia for minors...
Yes, the “slippery slope” is real, says assisted suicide supporter
A tribunal to provide sympathetic and speedy consideration for terminally-ill patients who wish to end their lives has been proposed by a British legal expert....