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Scientists are moving closer to a naturalistic account of near-death experiences. Researchers at the University of Michigan have found that heightened brain activity can take...

On August 9, 1963, the son of John F. Kennedy passed away. On August 9, 1963, the son of John F. Kennedy passed away. Patrick...

Two Swedish bioethicists have called for law reform to protect palliative care doctors in the Journal of Medical Ethics. Two Swedish bioethicists have called for...

A British group called Living and Dying Well, composed mostly of members of the House of Lords has produced a stern rebuttal of claims that...

Do you support mandatory euthanasia? Yeah, why not, buddy?I'm not sure what conclusions to draw from this video (click here if you cannot see the...

Julian Savulescu proposes a new way out: "voluntary palliated starvation" Many pro-euthanasia advocates in the UK are frustrated at the slow progress of campaigns for...

Euthanasia activist Dr Philip Nitschke is to run for a Senate seat in the Australian Capital Territory in the upcoming federal election. Euthanasia activist Dr...

A right-to-die bioethicist confronts the choice, and backs away. It could be a novel or a movie, but it's real life: when her own husband...

Work has begun on a monument in Berlin to commemorate the 200,000 disabled people killed under Hitler's euthanasia program during WWII. Work has begun on...

French President François Hollande wants a national debate on euthanasia so that parliament can vote on it before the end of the year. French President...

A security guard in Girona, Spain, has been sentenced to 127 years and 6 months in prison for the murder of 11 elderly residents in...

Advance directives give peace of mind to patients and their loved ones because they can be sure that their health care wishes will be followed...