Prominent Australian assisted suicide campaigner dies
The Grand Old Man of assisted suicide in Australia, Dr Rodney Syme, died this week at the age of 86, after suffering a stroke. He...
Debate begins on NSW euthanasia bill
Parliament of New South Wales A euthanasia bill will be tabled soon in the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. Alex Greenwich,...
BMJ champions ‘assisted dying’
The editors of the BMJ recently put the prestige of their publication squarely behind “voluntary assisted dying”. In a long editorial with 30 footnotes, “Assisted...
Illegal euthanasia of infants continues in Belgium
It is well-known that eligibility for euthanasia in Belgium is elastic. However, there are limits. The law only permits the euthanasia of minors who are...
Euthanasia leaves Aboriginal Australians even more vulnerable
In 2018 Labor Senator Pat Dodson, a Yawuru man from Broome, Western Australia, gave a speech in Federal Parliament on voluntary assisted dying from an...
Queensland legalises ‘assisted dying’
The Australian state of Queensland is the latest jurisdiction to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide. Nearly all of Australia now has access to “assisted dying”....
Shuffling off this mortal coil is not always pleasant
The dying process is an under-examined aspect of euthanasia and assisted suicide. Most people assume that it is swift and painless, but this is not...
Belgian euthanasia is broken, says academic study
Every once in a while, a bioethics article appears which is so powerful an indictment of injustice that it sends shivers up the spines of...
Disabled groups attack liberalizing euthanasia in Canada
Lobby groups for Canadians with disabilities are working hard to defeat a bill broadening the scope of euthanasia legislation. Under the current legislation, although some...
Doctors call for liberalisation of Victoria’s controversial euthanasia law
Only about a dozen people have died in the Australian state of Victoria under its new euthanasia law, but supporters of assisted dying are already...
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,...
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...