Euthanasia fails again in Colombian congress
Numerous bills have failed since a 1997 court ruling The Colombian legislature has once again failed to pass a law legalising euthanasia. Earlier this week...
Resisting legalised euthanasia in New South Wales is looking problematic
A push will come in September One state which appears to be high and dry as a movement for “dignity in dying” floods Australia is...
Is China forcibly sterilizing Uyghur women?
Probably, but it’s not mentioned in their propaganda videos Reports of bioethical atrocities against Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang territory are hard to verify, but consistent...
Spain becomes the fifth country to legalise euthanasia
‘Today we are a more humane, just and freer country,’ says Prime Minister Javier Bardem in Mar Adentro Spain became the fifth country in the...
Portugal’s high court rejects euthanasia law
A split court agreed that the bill lacked ‘the necessary rigour’ Portugal’s Parliament voted to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide in January. But this week,...
What do Quebec doctors think of organ donation euthanasia?
A survey yields interesting comments Euthanasia, or Medical assistance in dying (MAID) as it is called in Canada, has been legal in Québec since December...
Canada on verge of permitting euthanasia for mental illness
Bill C-7 has nearly completed its journey through Parliament Canada’s House of Commons has passed a revised bill which expands access to euthanasia, eventually including...
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...
Home is where the heart is for Dutch euthanasia
Doctors have developed home-based euthanasia plus organ donation There’s always something new that you can learn about euthanasia practices. An indignant letter to JAMA Surgery...
Amendments to Canada’s euthanasia law threaten traditional ‘standard of care’
Patient choice will override physicians’ assessment The Canadian Parliament is debating a major expansion of the country’s 2016 euthanasia act. Critics say that the amendments...
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...
Ireland’s politicians are debating ‘dying with dignity’
Should people die on their own terms? Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash Ireland’s journey down the path of progressive social legislation is proceeding...