Euthanasia video reignites end of life debate in Spain
The video shows a man assisting his chronically ill wife to commit suicide. A video of a man assisting his wife to commit suicide has...
Is there a human right to anaesthesia?
Another avenue to euthanasia It is widely agreed that pain relief is a basic human right. The non-binding Declaration of Montreal asserted in 2011 that...
We don’t want to pay for oldies, say Belgians
Anti-elderly sentiment stronger amongst Flemish According to reports in the Belgian media of a survey of attitudes towards health care, 40% of Belgians (more amongst...
Royal College of Physicians goes neutral on assisted dying
An abrupt change from years of opposition In the UK, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has adopted a neutral position on assisted dying following...
Are patients with personality disorders who request euthanasia being treated properly?
Often they are not treated by psychiatrists Aurelia Brouwers On January 26, 2018 at 2:35pm 29-year-old Aurelia Brouwers drank a lethal medication and died. The...
Oregon and Belgium release stats on assisted dying
Details demand scrutinyBoth Oregon, a model for assisted suicide legislation in the US and elsewhere, and Belgium, where both assisted suicide and euthanasia are legal,...
Assisted dying can be “inhumane”, experts claim
Some patients have taken a week to dieIn places where assisted dying and euthanasia are legal, patients are promised a peaceful death without pain or...
The other country where euthanasia for children is legal — Colombia
Through a series of court rulings and government regulations Colombia is not a nation that one associates with end-of-life debates, but it is one of...
Wife who travelled with husband to Dignitas will not be disinherited
High Court ruling will make it easier to access assisted suicide A woman who travelled with her husband to a Swiss suicide clinic will be able...
Controversy dogs ‘assisted dying’ poll of UK doctors
Allegations that the Royal College of Physicians has been hijacked A controversial poll by the Royal College of Physicians, in the UK, is expected to...
Organ donation euthanasia is gaining traction
A new article in a leading transplantation journal defends ODE. The idea of organ donation euthanasia (ODE) is slowly garnering support in academic bioethics. In...
Canadian report discusses expanding eligibility for euthanasia
After only 2½ years, the pressure is on to amend the law A long-awaited discussion paper on three controversial extensions to Canada’s euthanasia law has...