Canada becomes world leader in organ donation after euthanasia
Although Canada was a late starter in legalising euthanasia (or Medical Aid in Dying) in 2016, more than a decade after Belgium and the Netherlands,...
Organ donation and euthanasia make a good team in Ontario
Doctors taking advantage of a new source of organs There is a startling statistic tucked away in Ontario’s September quarter euthanasia statistics. A total of...
Is it possible to wind back euthanasia in Belgium?
In our lead story today we focus on an apparent, and surprising, rift over euthanasia in Belgium. On the one hand the medical association recently...
Organ donation euthanasia is gaining traction
A new article in a leading transplantation journal defends ODE. The idea of organ donation euthanasia (ODE) is slowly garnering support in academic bioethics. In...
Belgian first: doctors to stand trial for violating euthanasia law
Autistic woman euthanised in 2010 Tine Nys (centre) with her sisters For the first time in the history of Belgium’s euthanasia law, doctors have been...
Three children euthanised in Belgium
Latest official report reveals reasons Three minors have been euthanised in Belgium since euthanasia for children was legalised in 2014. According to the latest report...
104-year-old Australian scientist boards plane for Swiss suicide clinic
In a case which has attracted world-wide attention, a 104-year-old Australian scientist has boarded a plane which will take him to Switzerland to die at...
Belgium’s euthanasia commission under fire after shock letter by whistleblower
But commission denies that there has been any negligenceEvidence of gross negligence is mounting against Belgium’s peak euthanasia regulatory body, the Federal Commission for Euthanasia...
‘Deacon of death’ on trial in Belgium
Former nurse may have killed up to 100 peopleIvo Poppe in court A Roman Catholic deacon and nurse may be Belgium’s worst serial killer....
New study casts doubt on effectiveness of euthanasia regulation in the Netherlands
“Strict”, “scrupulous” and “rigid”. These are some of the words that have been used to describe the regulation of euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) in...
Belgium: euthanasia doctors split over psychiatric illness
One psychiatrist is doing far more cases than her colleaguesPsychiatrist Dr. Lieve Thienpont, right, speaks with a patient who received approval for euthanasia about a...
Only 2 children euthanised in 3 years in Belgium
Head of euthanasia commission releases statisticsThe news that the Belgian parliament had legalised euthanasia for children under 18 made news around the world in 2014....