Dutch couple choose euthanasia together
It's an increasingly common practice in the Netherlands, it seemsThe latest husband-and-wife euthanasia in the Netherlands took place on July 4. Nic and Trees Elderhorst,...
Pope demands that Belgian Catholic hospitals stop euthanasia
Warning shot across the bow of Catholic dissidentsEarlier this year a group of Catholic hospitals and clinics for the mentally ill in Belgium announced that...
A Quebec ‘mercy killing’ prompts a rethink on euthanasia law
Calls for legalisation of advance directives for dementia patientsMichel Cadotte, his sister and his sister-in-law entering court The ink was hardly dry on Canada’s right-to-die...
Update from the UK: Noel Conway can challenge assisted dying ban
Although Parliament is clearly opposed, a way is opening in the courts Noel Conway and supporters A possible tipping point in overturning the United Kingdom’s...
Should we worry about a euthanasia market-takeover?
We can never set aside the risk of a euthanasia market. There is endless debate about the ethics of euthanasia. Yet even if one sets...
Is euthanasia really the ‘best’ way to die?
New York Times gushes over Canadian medical assistance in dyingNew York’s supreme court began weighing up arguments for and against physician-assisted suicide this week, so...
‘Existential distress’ drives MAiD requests: Canadian study
Patients tended to be white and relatively affluent and loss of autonomy was the primary motivationThe debate over euthanasia is often framed in terms of...
Euthanasia bills sink in Tasmania and Maine
Opposition to euthanasia is still strongWhile support appears to be growing for euthanasia in several countries, many legislatures that remain strongly opposed to proposal. Two...
Texas DA opposes parole for nurse killer of up to 60 infants
Genene Jones will probably spend life behind barsAs if anyone needed reminding that healthcare workers can use their skill to kill as well as heal,...
Should a depraved killer be allowed to commit suicide?
Ian Brady, the Moors murderer, died a natural death this weekhe late Ian Brady is so unpopular in his native Glasgow that the city council...
UK star surgeon backs euthanasia despite danger of elder abuse
Collateral damage is not such a big deal, says Henry MarshA renowned British neurosurgeon has strongly backed euthanasia and assisted suicide in the second volume...
Euthanasia in Belgium interviews
Euthanasia is such a controversial topic that it is dividing healthcare professionals and organisations. In Canada, some doctors are vigorously protesting moves to make effective...