Spanish pets must be offered alternatives to euthanasia
In a significant development for animal welfare in Spain, legislation aimed at curbing the mistreatment and abandonment of animals officially took effect last month, as...
Queensland widower dies after taking assisted suicide drugs ordered by his wife
“Move along, please. Nothing to see here.” This was more or less the reaction of supporters of “voluntary assisted dying” after the first significant report...
Australian first: nurse donates organs after euthanasia
A Victorian woman has become the first Australian to combine death by euthanasia with organ donation. Ballarat nurse Marlene Bevern, 66, had an aggressive form...
Canadian study hints at crushing institutional conscience objections to ‘assisted dying’
Supporters of “voluntary assisted dying” fought hard to achieve legalisation in various jurisdictions around the world. After legalisation, however, battles still remain to be fought....
Euthanasia nurses in Belgium smother patient when lethal drugs fail to work
Alexina Wattiez wasn’t supposed to die like this. The 36-year-old Belgian woman was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2021. She deteriorated rapidly and was in...
Toronto’s MAiDHouse: a pleasant place to pass
An interesting aspect of the normalization of euthanasia in Canada is the MAIDHouse. People who want to access MAiD, Canada’s acronym for medical assistance in...
Assisted suicide laws in US must be less discriminatory, say bioethicists
California, like other American states, permits assisted suicide, but not euthanasia, and not assisted assisted suicide. Patients who want to die must administer the lethal...
Victoria’s euthanasia law: the more the better
The growing number of people dying in the Australian state of Victoria under its Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) legislation gives confidence that the state is...
Nitschke gets US tax-deductible status for his suicide machines
Americans can now get a tax-deduction for promoting assisted suicide. The world’s best-known assisted suicide activist, Australia’s Philip Nitschke, has drawn the curtains on a...
Will Canadian doctors be forced to market euthanasia to their patients?
Canada is constantly working to increase the number of euthanasia deaths. The latest development is proposed guidelines which practically require doctors and nurse practitioners to...
Australia’s capital is on track to legalise euthanasia. But activists are already unhappy.
The government of the Australian Capital Territory plans to introduce legislation permitting voluntary assisted dying (VAD) later this year. The Minister for Human Rights, Tara...
Quebec euthanasia deaths the highest in the world
Euthanasia in Quebec has reached 7% of deaths, the highest in the world. Nonetheless, the head of the province’s Commission on End-of-Life Care, Dr Michel...