‘A pure act of altruism’: organ donation after euthanasia
Dutch physicians argue for at-home euthanasia before retrieving organs Organ donation after euthanasia is possible in the Netherlands, Belgium and Canada. However, it still is...
Has Hawaii forgotten that it legalised assisted suicide?
The indefatigable Wesley J. Smith, the bioethics correspondent for the National Review, has noticed a significant policy recommendation in the annual report on assisted suicide...
Scotland could be close to legal assisted suicide
The latest bill might have a good chance Will Scotland become the first jurisdiction in the United Kingdom to legalise “assisted dying”? According to a...
Canada’s politicians go MIA in debate over conscientious objection for doctors
Conservatives decline to defend their own position Conscientious objection to abortion and euthanasia has emerged as an election issue in Canada’s 2021 federal election –...
Italy may hold a referendum on euthanasia
Activists hope to follow in the footsteps of Spain Photo by Mauricio Artieda on Unsplash Right-to die activists are hoping that Italy will follow Spain...
Queensland close to legalising euthanasia
Disputes over institutional conscientious objection City of Gold Coast, Queensland Legal euthanasia is drawing closer in the Australian state of Queensland. A committee has recommended...
Should children have the right to die in Canada?
Tragic case of 4-year-old shows the pain that some parents suffer Canada’s euthanasia legislation is under constant pressure to expand the grounds for eligibility for...
Nitschke’s new podcast about assisted dying could be scary for some listeners
The rational suicide stalwart speaks his mind Arguments for assisted dying, or voluntary assisted dying, or voluntary euthanasia, or medical aid in dying nearly always...
A star is born: ‘dignity neuroscience’
‘Universal rights are based on fundamental features of human brain structure, function, and development’ The Code of Hammurabi. The Ten Commandments. The Beatitudes. The Magna...
The puzzling trajectory of support for assisted suicide in the UK
Is it rising or falling? Another poll in the United Kingdom and another dispute about how to interpret it. According to a press release from...
‘Everything went fine’: a new French film about assisted suicide
The ethical issues have become passé Another film promoting assisted suicide, this time from France: Tout S'Est Bien Passé (Everything Went Fine). It’s an art-house...
Netherlands euthanasia 1: the fundamentalists
Foreign observers might have the impression that it is always open season for euthanasia in the Netherlands. Not so. While the guidelines are elastic and...