50 or 60 Belgian patients euthanased annually for psychiatric reasons
Dr Wim Distelmans explains their misery. At least 50 patients are euthanased each year for purely psychiatric reasons, says the leading figure in Belgian euthanasia,...
Gray Lady gives two cheers for euthanasia
NYTimes highlights anger of Diana Rehm. The New York Times is edging to a cautious endorsement of euthanasia and assisted suicide. In an editorial this...
Swiss assisted suicide group notches up 27% rise in deaths
Exit for German speakers hope to have a quarter of a million members in 10 years. NOTE: an earlier version of this story exaggerated the...
Terry Pratchett, novelist, Alzheimer’s campaigner and star euthanasia promoter, dies
But not from assisted suicide. British fantasy writer and star campaigner for assisted suicide Sir Terry Pratchett died this week a natural death surrounded by...
Nitschke’s campaign for re-registration falters
Now he has been expelled from the Australian Medical Association. Australian euthanasia activist Philip Nitschke is sailing against the wind in his campaign to regain...
Colombia may finally legalise euthanasia
The assisted suicide of American woman Brittany Maynard last year may have tipped Colombia into legalising euthanasia. The assisted suicide of American woman Brittany Maynard...
Searching for a new word for suicide
“Suicide” evokes nooses, bridges, bullets and 20-storey buildings, a depressing panorama for assisted-suicide activists. How about "dignicide"? A group of right-to-die activists is searching for...
How will conscientious objectors fare in Canada?
It's shaping up as a major issue among doctors in Canada after last week’s Supreme Court ruling which legalised it. Conscientious objection to “physician-assisted dying”...
Canada’s supreme court strikes down ban on assisted suicide
Prohibiting assisted suicide is unconstitutional and a violation of the country’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.The Supreme Court of Canada In a landmark decision the...
Dutch euthanasia clinic has knuckles rapped over tinnitus death
Third time in a year for the Levenseindekliniek in The Hague. A Dutch end-of-life clinic has been reprimanded for the third time in a year...
French parliament begins debate on euthanasia
President Francois Hollande and the prime minister, Manuel Valls, both support liberalising the law. The French parliament opened a long-awaited debate on euthanasia this week....
PBS investigates Belgian euthanasia
This PBS video gives an insight into the issues and personalities behind Belgium’s euthanasia regime. This PBS video gives an insight into the issues and...