Membership rising in Swiss assisted suicide group Exit
Last year, it helped 734 people to die In 2017, 10,078 people joined the Swiss euthanasia organisation Exit and the number of assisted suicides rose...
‘Deacon of death’ on trial in Belgium
Former nurse may have killed up to 100 peopleIvo Poppe in court A Roman Catholic deacon and nurse may be Belgium’s worst serial killer....
Is a dementia patient two different people?
If so, how can the present person bind the future person through an advance directive?from 'Reflections of the Past', a photo series by Tom Hussey ...
Dissent in Dutch euthanasia bureaucracy
How do you know if a patient is suffering unbearably?A medical ethicist has resigned from a Dutch regional assessment committee for euthanasia over a law...
Quebec nurses back euthanasia for the demented to the hilt: survey
Even for themselves and their loved onesAn overwhelming majority of registered nurses working in Quebec nursing homes support euthanasia for dementia patients who have left...
Some Canadians unhappy with restrictions of euthanasia legislation
Faith-based facilities are also stymieing the intent of the legislation. Canada legalised euthanasia and assisted suicide less than two years ago, but already there are...
Italy passes controversial end-of-life bill
Voluntarily stopping eating and drinking becomes legal in Italy After 30 years and 3000 attempts to propose amendments, an end-of-life bill was passed by the...
Euthanasia is only for doctors, say Dutch prosecutors
After nearly 10 years, a tragic case may be drawing to a closeAlbert Heringa at his trial in 2015 A 75-year-old Dutch man who helped...
If you get a ‘do not resuscitate’ tattoo, will doctors pay attention?
Not necessarily, but ask an ethics committeeDoctors at a Florida hospital’s emergency department were startled to discover the words “do not resuscitate”, together with a...
Some Canadian doctors are refusing to treat attempted suicides
Opposed by the Quebec College of PhysiciansCanada’s new euthanasia laws are perplexing doctors who have to deal with suicide attempts. According to the National Post,...
Victoria one step away from legalising euthanasia
“Today’s all about emotion, and it’s all about compassion,” says the state's PremierThe Australian state of Victoria will soon legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia. On...
Nitschke designs new euthanasia machine with detachable coffin
Australia’s best-known euthanasia activist, Dr Philip Nitschke, is back in the news with another machine for committing suicide, the Sarco capsule. The machine will allow...