Celebrity lawyer discovers new species of mercy killing
The celebrity criminal lawyer who defended Mike Tyson, Patty Hearst, Jim Bakker, Claus von Bülow and O.J. Simpson has come up with a novel mercy...
New website gives info on US euthanasia initiatives
A new website opposed to assisted suicide and euthanasia brings together useful information about the status the law in the various American states. “Choice is...
Furore in Netherlands over refusal to conduct euthanasia funeral
But what happens when a religion does not accept euthanasia? This is being debated in the Netherlands after a Catholic priest in the small town...
French doctor allegedly killed four elderly patients
In a case which has gripped France, a doctor has been released on bail after being charged with the euthanasia deaths of four elderly people....
US assisted suicide group opens campaign for voluntary starvation
Campaigners for voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide seem to be trying to make them more acceptable by blurring the moral boundaries. In the Netherland, terminal...
Dutch doctors solidly behind euthanasia: poll
How much can on-line polls be trusted? Not much. An on-line poll about euthanasia? Even less. However, in view of the sketchy state of information...
Permission sought to allow “minimally conscious” woman to die in UK
The relatives of a woman who is “minimally conscious” have asked the British court to allow her to die by withdrawing her food and water....
Italy moves towards ban on euthanasia
Italy’s lower house has passed a controversial end-of-life bill which makes it illegal to withdraw hydration and nutrition from comatose patients in most cases. Italy’s...
Swiss back off restrictions on assisted suicide
Despite controversy at home and abroad over its law on assisted suicide, the Swiss government has decided not to modify it. Instead, it plans to...
German docs keep ban on assisted suicide
After a heated debate German doctors have voted to maintain a ban on doctors assisting patients who wish to commit suicide. The vote was convincing:...
Catholic bishops slate assisted suicide
The US Catholic bishops have issued a statement on physician-assisted suicide. To no one’s surprise, they are strongly opposed. However, “To Live Each Day with...
Belgian transplant surgeons use lungs from euthanased patients
Using organs from euthanased patients seem to have become a well established procedure in Belgium, only nine years after it was legalized. A press release...