“Right to die” tweet debate
UK man Tony Nicklinson has suffered from locked-in syndrome since he had a massive stroke. UK man Tony Nicklinson has suffered from locked-in syndrome since...
Medical journal calls for debate on “therapeutic homicide”
The Canadian Medical Association Journal says that euthanasia is "therapeutic homicide" which requires extremely robust arguments to justify it. The Canadian Medical Association Journal says...
Denmark quietly debates euthanasia
Euthanasia is a hot topic in Denmark as well. The Danish Parliament’s advisory panel on ethics, the Etisk Råd, seems to be slowing warming to...
BMA maintains official opposition to assisted suicide
The British Medical Association has resisted pressure by some members to move from opposition to neutrality on assisted suicide. The British Medical Association has resisted...
Swiss canton to get first assisted suicide law
The French-speaking Swiss canton of Vaud will become the first to introduce a law which explicitly allows assisted suicide. The French-speaking Swiss canton of Vaud...
Shock! Horror! UK Euthanasia!
Alleging that 130,000 elderly patients are being euthanased each year by Britain's National Health Service takes a bold man. Repeating it uncritically takes a foolish...
Full-contact bioethics
What sinks a job application also sinks a bioethics article. That is the conclusion to be drawn from a scathing review of an article in...
Euthanasia campaigner fights for job while attending right-to die congress in Zurich
Euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke, founder of Exit International, fears he will lose his medical licence over his involvement in the death of an Australian...
Canada edges closer to legalising assisted suicide
The issue of euthanasia in Canada is no longer simmering on a back burner. After the Supreme Court of British Columbia found that Criminal Code...
BMJ backs “neutrality” on assisted dying
The British Medical Journal has declared that the legalisation of assisted dying is inevitable and that British doctors should move from opposition to neutrality.The British...
Swiss canton to vote on assisted suicide on June 17
The Swiss canton of Vaud will hold a referendum on June 17 to decide whether nursing homes and hospitals must accept assisted suicide on their...
Head of GPs in UK takes stand against assisted dying
The president of the Royal College of General Practitioners in the UK, Iona Heath, has taken a strong stand against the legalisation of assisted suicide....