Belgian Catholic group explains switch on euthanasia
Last week marked an important step in the integration of euthanasia into the Belgian healthcare. A religious order in the Catholic Church, the Brothers of...
Belgian Catholic psychiatric hospitals ‘adjust’ their view of euthanasia
From now on it will be difficult to find a psychiatric hospital where euthanasia is not offered One of the last substantial barriers to increasing...
Euthanasia is a ‘sideshow’ in end-of-life care, says leading US bioethicist
The Medical Journal of Australia has just published a commissioned paper on euthanasia and assisted suicide by one of America’s leading bioethicists, Dr Ezekiel Emanuel. Emanuel is...
Euthanised organ donors could dramatically shorten waitlists in Belgium, say doctors
There are some limitations, so the idea needs to be refined. Several Belgian physicians argue in a recent research letter in JAMA that encouraging the...
Arkansas rushes to execute 7 in 11 days
It will run out of lethal drugs before the end of April. The American state of Arkansas has not executed anyone for more than 10...
Dutch doctors oppose plans for ‘completed life’ euthanasia
It could stigmatise the elderly Although Dutch government proposals for euthanasia for “completed life” – that is, for elderly people who want to step off...
Canadian surgeons harvesting organs from euthanised patients
Dozens of patients in Ontario have already donated organs and tissue Taking advantage of the country’s new law, Canadian transplant surgeons have harvested organs from...
Montana came SO close to closing the door to assisted suicide
The status quo remains unchanged The status of assisted suicide in the US state of Montana is curiously ambiguous. In 2009 the Montana Supreme Court...
Ontario doctors back out of euthanasia
Both for moral and legal reasons Some Canadian doctors who agreed to carry out euthanasia have withdrawn their names only months after legalisation, according to...
The Mother Situation
An Australian short film about euthanasia is a hit. Amour, a film about assisted suicide, won an Academy Award as the Best Foreign Film in...
Should Quebec’s Alzheimer’s patients be eligible for euthanasia?
A murder case sparks a debate Quebec is about to embark upon a debate on the involuntary euthanasia of demented elderly after a 55-year-old man...
Calling Hollywood: have we got a script for you!
Missouri lawyer acquitted of her father’s murder even though she forged his advance directive Liz Van Note acquitted Amongst the exiguous collateral benefits of...