Ombudsman slams euthanasia in Canada’s prisons
After three cases, there should be an absolute moratorium Canada’s prison ombudsman has recommended an absolute moratorium on providing “assisted dying” inside a federal penitentiary....
Netherlands prepares for child euthanasia
There will only be 5 or 10 cases a year, says health minister It hardly comes as a surprise, but doctors in The Netherlands may...
Assisted dying round-up
New Zealand, Massachusetts, Portugal, Austria, Ireland, Tasmania Assisted suicide is on the legislative agenda in a number of jurisdictions. Here is the latest news on...
BBC airs Harold Shipman doco
Britain’s biggest serial killer was a family doctor A mugshot of Dr Harold Shipman There is assisted dying and there is assisted dying. The former...
Once again, the Vatican slams euthanasia
New document clarifies some points for uneasy Catholics If anyone were unsure of where the Catholic Church stood on assisted suicide and euthanasia, they can...
Assisted dying activists sue to force UK doctors to change policy
The Royal College of General Practitioners has an “irrational” position British activists are threatening the Royal College of General Practitioners with legal action for continuing...
Victory through exhaustion? Once again, Tasmania’s parliament will debate assisted suicide
The fourth bill in a decade Tasmanian rainforest This week the parliament of the Australian state of Tasmania will once again consider assisted dying. Sponsored...
Assisted dying explodes in Victoria
Statistics for first full year released Daniel Andrews, premier of Victoria, has been under fire from all directions recently over his handling of the Covid-19...
Nova Scotia euthanasia case reveals complexities of law
Wife fights her husband’s request for euthanasia A case in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia exemplifies the complexities of legalised euthanasia. An 83-year-old man...
Dutch euthanasia doctor agrees that there is a ‘slippery slope’
Bert Keizer says that expanding the criteria for euthanasia eligibility is the path of progress “Anti-euthanasia lobbyists want the public to believe in the inevitability...
UK bureaucrats imposed DNR orders on care homes: report
Staff claim that some hospitals had a “no admissions” policy– even for conditions such as heart attacks Nursing homes in the UK were asked by...
It’s about more than pushing up daisies
Why should we mourn the dead?The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered a wide range of difficult ethical questions. Many relate to care for the vulnerable –care...