Dutch euthanasia activist jailed
Broke a rule which requires a doctor A Dutch court has jailed the chairman of an assisted suicide lobby group for 10 months, 8 of...
Palliative care specialist slates euthanasia
"throw-away society" The Australian state of Tasmania is to debate euthanasia. The leader of the Greens Party, Nick McKim, has tabled a bill which will...
Former British schools head backs assisted suicide
Chris Woodhead diagnosed with motor neurone disease If you think that assisted suicide is only a cause for “progressives”, think again. The latest luminary to...
Pressure builds for UK euthanasia
Dutch expert on slow euthanasia pays visit Pressure is building in Britain for the legalisation of assisted suicide. The Government's official “voice of older people”...
Startling analysis of Belgian euthanasia
Widespread, often involuntary and often illegal A review of legal euthanasia in Belgium suggests that it is widespread, often involuntary and often illegal. In an...
Nitschke given frosty welcome in UK
"Dangerous man" says Debbie Purdy Australia’s leading euthanasia activist, Dr Philip Nitschke, is making a splash in a tour of the UK. There was an...
Maverick 2: Philip Nitschke
Australian euthanasia activist Dr Philip Nitschke will not be allowed to promote his cause in Singapore, police have decided. Nitschke had planned to give a...
Tough decisions about caring for disabled Canadian babies
Three recent cases Canada seems to be the place to go for difficult decisions about end-of-life care for infants. Here are three which are currently...
Dignitas to expand suicide service from the ill to the well
Remarkable BBC interview In the first broadcast interview he has given in five years, the Swiss founder of the controversial assisted suicide service Dignitas has...
Courts overrule parents in fight to keep baby alive
Infant had severe brain damage and respiratory failureA fight in the courts over whether to keep treating a seriously ill baby boy has ended with...
Protect suicide tourists, says senior government figure in UK
Patricia Hewitt call for protection for suicide tourists Senior Labour MP and former UK Health Minister Patricia Hewitt has backed legislation to protect suicide tourists...
Euthanasia: the battle of the press releases
Few UK doctors hasten deathSame statistics, same report, two different headlines: "Third of GPs back euthanasia" and "Majority of UK Doctors Opposed to Euthanasia". While...