Washington State agency endorses VSED
An end run around the letter of the lawA government agency in the state of Washington state has created an advance directive for patients who...
Swiss assisted suicide rates increased by 30% in 2015
Assisted suicide came close to eclipsing suicide as a cause of death. The rates of assisted suicide in Switzerland increased by 30% in 2015, bringing...
Euthanasia debate halted in Victoria after MP rushed to hospital
A Vic politician was rushed to hospital after a 26-hour debate. The bid to introduce euthanasia in Victoria is taking its toll on politicians, with...
German serial killer nurse may have killed at least 106
Niels H abused his position to murder vulnerable people with lethal injectionsNeils H in court in 2015 with his lawyer As a reminder that you...
Woman in minimally conscious state should be allowed to die – UK court
A British High Court judge has ruled that an elderly woman in minimally conscious state should have artificial feeding withdrawnA British High Court judge has...
Is euthanasia for psychological suffering changing Belgian medicine?
The national media is examining the topic after an exclusive appeared in the Washington Post Belgium’s debate over euthanasia for psychological suffering is heating up....
New study casts doubt on effectiveness of euthanasia regulation in the Netherlands
“Strict”, “scrupulous” and “rigid”. These are some of the words that have been used to describe the regulation of euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) in...
Belgium: euthanasia doctors split over psychiatric illness
One psychiatrist is doing far more cases than her colleaguesPsychiatrist Dr. Lieve Thienpont, right, speaks with a patient who received approval for euthanasia about a...
We need to address questions of gender in assisted dying
Women are more at risk if assisted dying is legalisedOne of the principal motivations behind current efforts to legalise assisted suicide in Victoria and New...
After 15 years, will the Dutch finally prosecute a euthanasia doctor?
An elderly woman with dementia was given a lethal injectionFor the first time since the legalisation of euthanasia in 2002, a doctor may be prosecuted...
Burial rights do not extend beyond death
The wishes of England's sadistic killer Ian Brady are not being respectedflowers at Saddleworth Moor where some of the victims were buried Where and how should...
Nine out of ten Quebec caregivers support MAiD for the demented – new study
A new study claims that 91% of Quebec caregivers agree with MAiD for the demented. A new study claims that nine out of ten Quebec...