First figures on assisted suicide published
Assisted suicide cases in Switzerland have grown steadily over the past decade to almost 300 in 2009, its Federal Statistics Office reported this week. Assisted...
Oregon releases assisted suicide stats
Oregon’s public health division has released statistics on deaths under its physician-assisted suicide (PAS) legislation for 2011.Oregon’s public health division has released statistics on deaths...
Quebec could legalise euthanasia
A parliamentary committee in Quebec has recommended the legalisation of euthanasia with strict safeguards. Its report, “Mourir dans la dignité” (Dying With Dignity), contends that...
Assisted-suicide advocate uses law to kill himself
One of the first doctors to support Oregon’s controversial assisted-suicide law has used it to end his own life. One of the first doctors to...
German football legend dies by assisted suicide
Timo Konietzka, former Germany international and the first footballer to score a goal in the country’s Bundesliga competition, died on Monday by assisted suicide, his...
Locked-in syndrome man in UK to have euthanasia case heard
A paralysed Briton seeking legal protection for a doctor to euthanise him will have his right-to-die case heard, the UK High Court has ruled. A...
Dutch activist found guilty of assisting a suicide
In the latest instalment of a long-running case, the former head of the Dutch Voluntary Life Foundation (Stichting Vrijwillig Leven) has been found guilty of...
Questions asked about euthanasia for brain-damaged Dutch prince
Dutch Prince Johan Friso, brain-damaged after being buried by an avalanche in Austria last month, has been transferred to Wellington Hospital, in London. Doctors believe...
Santorum sparks controversy over Dutch euthanasia
So when US presidential hopeful Rick Santorum described the state of euthanasia in the Netherlands on February 3 in a forum in Missouri, he failed...
Artificial nutrition and hydration should normally be withdrawn, says doctor
An American doctor argues in the latest issue of the leading journal Bioethics that artificial nutrition and hydration should be withdrawn from all patients in...
Assisted-suicide booms in Switzerland
The number of patients in Switzerland who killed themselves with the help of assisted-suicide organisations rose significantly in 2011, new figures show. The number of...
Sarkozy draws line in sand over euthanasia
The two candidates in France’s presidential election are using euthanasia as one of the defining differences in the campaign. In a wide-ranging interview in Le...