Prominent Australian assisted suicide campaigner dies
The Grand Old Man of assisted suicide in Australia, Dr Rodney Syme, died this week at the age of 86, after suffering a stroke. He...
Has Hawaii forgotten that it legalised assisted suicide?
The indefatigable Wesley J. Smith, the bioethics correspondent for the National Review, has noticed a significant policy recommendation in the annual report on assisted suicide...
Colombia stays put
In potted surveys of the progress of euthanasia around the world, Colombia is often mentioned as a country which has embraced the right to die....
Euthanasia fails again in Colombian congress
Numerous bills have failed since a 1997 court ruling The Colombian legislature has once again failed to pass a law legalising euthanasia. Earlier this week...
Shuffling off this mortal coil is not always pleasant
The dying process is an under-examined aspect of euthanasia and assisted suicide. Most people assume that it is swift and painless, but this is not...
Italy’s highest court rules that assisted suicide is permissible
Italy's Constitutional Court ruled this week that assisted suicide is legal if a person is experiencing “intolerable physical and psychological suffering". Anyone who "facilitates the...
The other country where euthanasia for children is legal — Colombia
Through a series of court rulings and government regulations Colombia is not a nation that one associates with end-of-life debates, but it is one of...
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...
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...
Colombia to debate euthanasia
The debate over euthanasia has focused almost exclusively on Europe and North America. But in Colombia euthanasia has been legal since 1997 after the nation's...
