Another double euthanasia in Belgium
Another case of a loving couple choosing euthanasia so that they would not be separated has emerged in Belgium. Another case of a loving couple...
First-world problems 2: I’m really not into the whole “turbo-euthanasia” thing
Dr Sarah Van Laer, who has euthanased 28 patients since legalisation in 2002, complains bitterly to the Belgian newspaper De Standaard about the burdens of...
First-world problems 1: Belgian euthanasia doctors underpaid
How much should Belgian euthanasia doctors be paid? The Belgian parliament is currently debating whether or not to give children the right to euthanasia. But...
Quebec euthanasia bill tabled
The Quebec government has tabled euthanasia legislation after nearly five years of debate. The Quebec government has tabled euthanasia legislation after nearly five years of...
Assisted suicide prescriptions up 17% in Washington state
At least 83 people died last year in Washington state after taking a dose of lethal but legally-prescribed drugs At least 83 people died last...
Put disabled babies out of our misery, say Dutch doctors
Distress felt by parents of a dying newborn can justify the child’s euthanasia, says Royal Dutch Medical Association (KNMG), which represents doctors in the Netherlands....
Maine refuses to follow Vermont on assisted suicide
The Maine House of Representatives has decisively rejected a bill to legalize physician assisted suicide , just days after Vermont legalized it. The Patient Directed...
US court fast-tracks dying girl’s lung transplant
A US court has overruled government health policy and fast-tracked a lung transplant for a Pennsylvania girl with cystic fibrosis. A US court has overruled...
Expert makes impassioned call to address the Western suicide epidemic
America's foremost expert in the psychology of suicide this week offered an alarming account of what he calls "the suicide epidemic" in Western nations. America's...
Switzerland: a suicide magnet
To describe Switzerland as a Mecca for suicide tourism is hyperbole, but suicide facilities would draw as many people as yodelling and cowbells. To describe...
Switzerland’s “peculiar institution”
What is the position of the law on assisted suicide in Switzerland? What is the position of the law on assisted suicide in Switzerland? Journalists...
Are Dutch doctors losing their nerve over euthanasia?
Politicians in the Netherlands are pushing the organisation which represents Dutch doctors to overcome its misgivings over euthanasia for patients with dementia. Politicians in the...