Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu backs assisted suicide in District of Columbia
PR coup by Compassion & Choices Overlooked in the ghastly spectacle of America’s I-can-dig-up-more-dirt-than-you-can election is a campaign in Washington DC to legalise assisted suicide....
Dutch could open child euthanasia clinic soon
Doctor wants to fill eligibility gap for 1 to 12-year-olds A clinic for euthanasia for children could open in the Netherlands within the next 12...
First child euthanised in Belgium
This is the first case since the country's euthanasia law was amended in 2014 A terminally ill youngster been euthanised in Belgium – the first...
Acts, omissions, and euthanasia for organ donation
Organ donation euthanasia is gaining traction in the world of bioethics. With the push to legalise assisted dying in several Western countries, bioethicists are starting...
Euthanasia tourism on the rise in Belgium
A rising number of “euthanasia tourists” are flocking to Belgium to end their lives. A rising number of “euthanasia tourists” are flocking to Belgium to...
Kids with Trisomy 13 and 18 can have good quality of life
JAMA says that the consensus was wrongFormer Senator Rick Santorum with daughter Bella in 2012 Should babies with Trisomy 13 and Trisomy 18 be...
Save the date: November 2 is World Right to Die Day
A crowded calendarA Mexican celebration of the Día de Muertos The World Federation of Right to Die Societies has designated November 2 as World Right to...
Documentary chronicles history of Dutch euthanasia law
The major protagonists in the campaign for legalisation explain their views The Fight to Die from Nan Rosens on Vimeo. A new documentary, The Fight...
Gold medallist paralympian from Belgium seeks euthanasia
Marieke Vervoort has become an ambassador for the right-to-die movement The end-of-life wishes of a gold medallist at the Paralympics have again raised the question...
Is unbearable pain still a reason for euthanasia?
If not, what reasons will be advanced next? “Growing old isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative,” used to be a joke. But for...
British doctors reject neutrality on assisted dying
Fails to surface in the media As one might expect, media coverage of assisted dying (aka assisted suicide or euthanasia or the right to die...
Interview: Dissecting the age of ‘do harm’ medicine
A leading voice in American bioethics peers into the future in his new book Wesley J. Smith is one of America's leading commentators on bioethical...