Stephen Hawking endorses assisted suicide
After 50 years of enduring motor neuron disease, physicist Stephen Hawking, 71, has endorsed assisted suicide -- for other people. After 50 years of enduring motor...
Most American doctors oppose physician-assisted suicide, according to NEJM poll
An on-line poll of readers of the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that the majority of American doctors are against physician-assisted suicide (PAS) An...
Euthanased patients a new source of organ donations in Belgium
With a shortage of organ donors in Europe, Belgian doctors have a novel solution: patients with unbearable suffering donate their organs after voluntary euthanasia. With...
More breakthroughs in Belgium
Hi there, Belgian surgeons have quietly announced that they have a new source for lung transplants – euthanased patients. Of course Belgium is a small...
Patient preferences for end-of-life care still ignored in US
Hospice care for Medicare patients with advanced cancer is increasing, but many do not receive it until their dying moments. A new report from the...
Canadian doctors could shift on euthanasia
The Canadian Medical Association may soon change its position on euthanasia. The Canadian Medical Association may soon change its position on euthanasia, according to the...
Whose autonomy is respected in Belgium?
Opponents of euthanasia in Belgium are highlighting the state of disability services there Opponents of euthanasia in Belgium are highlighting the state of disability services...
UK wife and son arrested for arranging visit to Dignitas clinic for husband
A 65-year-old woman from Chichester and her 25-year-old son were arrested recently on suspicion of arranging a trip to Zurich for the woman’s 71-year-old husband.Dignitas...
After 45 minutes, Ohio man’s heart starts beating again
The heart of a 37-year-old diesel mechanic stopped beating for 45 minutes – so long that doctors thought he was dead. He wasn't. The heart...
Euthanasia could save us money, says Nitschke
Nitschke advocates cutting costs with euthanasia. Even the most seasoned campaigners for euthanasia and assisted suicide are wary of Australia’s best-known advocate, Dr Philip Nitschke....
UK law blurs in posthumous sperm retrieval case
In the UK earlier this month a widow in her early 40s, referred to as Ms H, obtained a court order to get surgeons to...
Dutch prince dies after 18 months in coma
Eighteen months after a skiing accident put him in a state of minimal consciousness, Prince Friso, of the Netherlands, has died at 44. Eighteen months...