Court rejects Alfie Evans appeal
Courts say Alfie Evans should not receive experimental treatment. Britain’s Court of Appeal has ruled that 23-month-old British infant Alfie Evans should not be taken...
How do the Dutch respond to euthanasia requests from the intellectually disabled?
Not with great insight or sensitivity, according to a recent study How do intellectually disabled people fare in a country where euthanasia and assisted suicide...
Assisted suicide has slow take-up in DC
Only two doctors have signed up A year after assisted suicide was legalised in the District of Columbia, no one has taken advantage of it....
Hawaii legalises assisted suicide
Seventh US jurisdiction since Oregon legalised it in 1997 Hawaii has become the seventh American jurisdiction where assisted-suicide is legal. The “Our Care, Our Choice...
10% of Flemish cancer patients choose euthanasia
... and nearly 2% have it chosen for them. A survey of end-of-life decisions for cancer patients involving Flemish physicians has found that in 10.4%...
Rationing ventilators at the end of life
A doctor from Rwanda offers a unique perspective on allocation dilemmas. What do we do when we don’t have enough life support machines for critically...
The shadowy world of ‘euthanasia fundamentalism’
Is Stephen King looking for a new plot for a novel? How about the activities of a shadowy network dedicated to helping people commit suicide?...
Will Guernsey become a suicide haven as well as a tax haven?
Bill to be debated in the island’s Parliament in May Guernsey could be the first place in the British Isles to legalise assisted suicide. Better...
Daniel Callahan backs ‘slippery slope’ on assisted suicide
Leading US bioethicist fears for the future The idea of a slippery slope for euthanasia is mocked by supporters. But in a recent opinion piece...
Euthanasia performed on Canadian prisoner
Eight prisoners have applied for medical aid in dying A request by a Belgian prisoner for euthanasia made international headlines not too long ago, even...
Is the World Medical Association going to change on euthanasia?
FIAMC claims that the WMA is planning tacit support for euthanasiaEven though the legalisation of euthanasia has been gathering momentum around the world, the World...
Belgium’s euthanasia commission under fire after shock letter by whistleblower
But commission denies that there has been any negligenceEvidence of gross negligence is mounting against Belgium’s peak euthanasia regulatory body, the Federal Commission for Euthanasia...