Oklahoma woman prompts mother to commit suicide
If you have doubts about whether elder abuse might lead to requests for assisted suicide and euthanasia, consult the ever-entertaining website Law & Crime. One...
Last Australian state finally launches ‘assisted dying’
As of November 28, eligible people in New South Wales can request “voluntary assisted dying”. NSW was the last Australian state to legalise assisted suicide...
Al-Jazeera investigates euthanasia in Canada
Most people are completely ignorant of how radical Canada's right-to-die legislation has become. This documentary from Al-Jazeera exposes the incredible injustice of offering death instead...
One way to escape malpractice lawsuits: euthanise the patient
A French woman who was suffering agonies after doctors implanted vaginal mesh has died of euthanasia in Belgium. In 2019 a woman named Élodie was...
Dutch voters support assisted suicide for ‘completed lives’
The results of professional opinion polls on social issues have to be taken with a pinch of salt, unless they indicate huge voter preferences. However,...
One in 25 deaths in Canada last year was due to euthanasia
In 2022, 13,241 Canadians died through Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) – 4.1% of all deaths. Since euthanasia and assisted suicide were legalised in 2016,...
Another jurisdiction in Australia set to legalise ‘assisted dying’
The Australian Capital Territory, where the nation’s capital Canberra is located, is a self-governing jurisdiction with about 460,000 people. It is considering “voluntary assisted dying”...
Family of Belgian euthanasia victim loses court battle
To the relief of Belgian doctors, a court has dismissed a civil lawsuit against the doctor who euthanised Tine Nys, a 38-year-old woman, in 2010....
Belgian 16-year-old girl is euthanised and donates organs
Minors can legally be euthanised in Belgium. But there have only been four cases. The latest is an unnamed 16-year-old girl with a brain tumour...
French experts reject euthanasia proposal
Six French philosophers, doctors and psychologists have published an open letter in L’Obs, a leading weekly news magazine, expressing their concerns about proposals for legalizing...
Danish ethicists advise their government not to legalise euthanasia
The Danish Council on Ethics has advised Denmark’s parliament against legalising euthanasia. A report endorsed by 16 of the council’s 17 members concluded that it...
Belgian Catholic bishop backs euthanasia
The position of the Catholic Church on euthanasia is well-known: it is staunchly opposed to it. The Catechism of the Catholic Church, published in 1992,...