Euthanasia in Belgium interviews
Euthanasia is such a controversial topic that it is dividing healthcare professionals and organisations. In Canada, some doctors are vigorously protesting moves to make effective...
Euthanasia is a ‘sideshow’ in end-of-life care, says leading US bioethicist
The Medical Journal of Australia has just published a commissioned paper on euthanasia and assisted suicide by one of America’s leading bioethicists, Dr Ezekiel Emanuel. Emanuel is...
Euthanised organ donors could dramatically shorten waitlists in Belgium, say doctors
There are some limitations, so the idea needs to be refined. Several Belgian physicians argue in a recent research letter in JAMA that encouraging the...
First child euthanised in Belgium
This is the first case since the country's euthanasia law was amended in 2014 A terminally ill youngster been euthanised in Belgium – the first...
Acts, omissions, and euthanasia for organ donation
Organ donation euthanasia is gaining traction in the world of bioethics. With the push to legalise assisted dying in several Western countries, bioethicists are starting...
Euthanasia tourism on the rise in Belgium
A rising number of “euthanasia tourists” are flocking to Belgium to end their lives. A rising number of “euthanasia tourists” are flocking to Belgium to...
Gold medallist paralympian from Belgium seeks euthanasia
Marieke Vervoort has become an ambassador for the right-to-die movement The end-of-life wishes of a gold medallist at the Paralympics have again raised the question...
The Matrix. Euthanasia and organ donation
You probably remember the scene in The Matrix in which Morpheus explains to Neo the terrible secret: “You take the blue pill—the story ends, you...
Will Belgium grant euthanasia for unwanted sexual attraction?
A 39-year-old man has requested euthanasia because he fears that he may be a paedophile Along with unbearable physical pain, mental suffering, and dementia, a...
Indigenous Canadians fear impending euthanasia law
As southern Canada prepares to roll out euthanasia after last year’s Supreme Court decision, the Dene, an aboriginal group of First Nation people, are awaiting...
Another euthanasia scandal in Belgium
Is autism grounds for a lethal injection?Tine Nys (centre) with her sisters Another euthanasia scandal in Belgium. Two sisters have complained on a television...
Euthanasia continues to rise in Belgium
The number of euthanasia cases in Belgium exceeded two thousand in 2015. The number of euthanasia cases annually in Belgium has exceeded two thousand for...