Where is Belgian euthanasia headed, asks The New Yorker
A country where more and more people are asking to be killed. The long-drawn-out case of a woman who asked for euthanasia in 2012 may...
European court allows “vegetative” patient to be starved to death
Doctors have been given permission to remove food and water from Vincent Lambert, a severely brain-damaged, 38-year-old Frenchman. Doctors have been given permission to remove...
A “mercy killing” outside the law
What message will legalisation send to unbalanced people? One issue that seldom surfaces in discussions about the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia is the...
German parliament to debate assisted suicide
Two bills authorising assisted suicide have been presented to the Bundestag. Two bills authorising assisted suicide have been presented to the German Parliament ahead of...
California moves closer to passing assisted suicide bill
A bill passed in the State Senate by a vote of 23 to 14.California Senate California is now one step closer to legalising assisted...
The other California girl in a video about assisted suicide
After Brittany Maynard comes Stephanie Packer. But she wants to live. Brittany Maynard’s story continues to reverberate in California’s debate about assisted suicide. However, opponents...
Belgian euthanasia under fire again
Belgians should be alarmed by the deliberate shortening of lives of some patients without their explicit voluntary request. A leading academic has published a stinging...
Woman at centre of Indian euthanasia debate dies
Aruna Shanbaug A woman at the centre of a debate over euthanasia in India has died after 42 years in a minimally conscious state....
Scotland’s assisted suicide bill whacked by committee
Margo MacDonald's legacy contains "significant flaws". A bill which would legalise assisted suicide in Scotland contains “significant flaws”, according to a report by a parliamentary...
Colombia close to legal euthanasia
The Health Ministry has finally drawn up guidelines for voluntary euthanasia Colombia’s Health Ministry has finally drawn up guidelines for voluntary euthanasia, 18 years after...
The complexities of brain death
An international consensus on brain death will be very difficult, say US neurologists. A forthcoming article in the journal Neurology provides insight into the complexities...
US think tank publishes report on risks of assisted suicide
Four reasons why it would be a serious mistake. For friends and foes, it’s hard to go past this succinct summary of arguments against assisted-suicide...