Coronavirus forces closure of Dutch euthanasia clinic
Euthanasia care is not a top priority in health care The only specialised euthanasia clinic in the Netherlands has closed its doors during the coronavirus...
Philip Nitschke’s new suicide-enabling invention
Inspired by the adventures of a South Korean spy Over the past couple of years, the world’s media has been agog at Sarco (short for...
Assisted suicide makes good economic sense, argue Scottish academics
A new study in the journal Clinical Ethics claims that permitting assisted dying would substantially benefit both those seeking assisted suicide and the public. Two...
Survey of British doctors fails to change policy on assisted dying
Five years before the next review The cause of assisted dying in Britain hit a speed bump late last month. After surveying its members, the...
Germany’s high court endorses right to assisted suicide
Commercial entities will provide assistance Germany's Federal Constitutional Court Euthanasia movements around the world have been given a boost by Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court. On...
Involve the kids in euthanasia, advises Canadian doctor
It helps to normalise MAiD Bedside gatherings at a Canadian euthanasia are normally an adults-only affair. But one doctor suggests that young children would benefit...
Portugal moves closer to legal euthanasia
A committee is writing a final draft bill Portuguese protesters / Euronews After its parliament approved five bills this week, Portugal will probably become the...
BMA surveys doctors on assisted dying
And a former Archbishop of Canterbury backs it Supporters of euthanasia and assisted suicide in the United Kingdom have cheered the British Medical Association’s survey...
Switzerland to allow prisoners to request assisted suicide
Details to be worked out Euthanasia and assisted suicide in prison is always a controversial issue, even when they are legal. Informed consent is difficult...
Spain gears up for right-to-die fight in its parliament
Opponents promise fierce resistance A scene from "Mar Adentro" A bill to allow euthanasia and assisted suicide took its first step in the Spanish parliament...
Is the NEJM pushing organ donation after euthanasia?
We need a debate, suggests a recent article The latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine contains an engaging appeal to consider the...
Doctors call for liberalisation of Victoria’s controversial euthanasia law
Only about a dozen people have died in the Australian state of Victoria under its new euthanasia law, but supporters of assisted dying are already...