Hawaii seeks to liberalise assisted dying two years after legalisation
But only one report has been published Back in 2018 Assisted dying was legalised in Hawaii in 2018 and became operative on January 1, 2019....
Why do euthanasia rates vary across the Netherlands?
Some regions have 5 times as many euthanasia deaths as the lowest regions There is a seven-fold unexplained variation in rates of euthanasia across The...
A new Swiss group caters for Dutch who are not eligible for euthanasia
You might think that the Dutch, who live in a country where euthanasia is legal, would have no need for the schemes of Dr Philip...
Triage according to standard tests of frailty, says Oxford bioethicist
‘Frailty is ethical to use in ICU triage and is not discriminatory’ If triage becomes necessary, what criteria should be used? Bioethicists seem reluctant to...
Why do the elderly request euthanasia in the Netherlands?
Social and existential problems tip people over the edge Most requests for euthanasia in the Netherlands come from people suffering from cancer. But the number...
Belgian authorities investigating allegedly illegal euthanasia deaths
Two doctors have been interviewed Officials in the Belgian city of Leuven are investigating about ten euthanasia cases which may not have been done legally....
Dutch doctors cleared to euthanise dementia patients who have advance directives
After the exoneration of a nursing home doctor, authorities have made new guidelines Dutch doctors will be able to sedate demented patients and then euthanise...
Euthanasia as an option for Canadian nursing home patients who are sick of lockdowns
90-year-old Nancy Russell was just fed up A final family get-together with Nancy Russell / ctvnews.ca This is just one story amongst many but it raises...
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to blow up the universe
A 19th century philosopher advocated cosmic euthanasia Euthanasia is usually viewed as a personal experience. But there are movements and philosophers who believe that it...
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...
Assisted suicide is a reasonable excuse for overseas travel for locked-down Britons
Along with work and education Britain has entered a second period of hard lockdown to avert a wave of Covid-19 patients swamping hospitals. Holiday travel...
New Zealand will soon have legal voluntary euthanasia
65% of voters backed it in a referendum New Zealand has become the latest jurisdiction to legalise euthanasia. The issue appeared as a referendum question...