Is eco-anxiety grounds for euthanasia?
Vancouver man Howard Breen, 68, has applied for Medical Aid in Dying, Canada’s pathway to legal euthanasia. He is not terminally ill, but he is...
Former Archbishop of Canterbury promotes euthanasia in Australia
The former Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, has sent a message to the Parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales, urging it...
Is euthanasia becoming a runaway train in Canada?
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) is a syndrome attributed to patients who complain of headaches, rashes, depression and dizziness and attribute them to chemicals in the...
Ohio doctor accused of 14 deaths acquitted
In 2019 BioEdge headlined a story: “34 elderly are dead. Why haven’t you read about it?”. A doctor at hospitals in Columbus, Ohio, William Husel,...
Belgian euthanasia figures continue to rise
Nearly 2,700 people were euthanised in Belgium in 2021, according to the official figures from the euthanasia commission – an increase of 10% over the...
British expat on trial for ‘mercy killing’ in Cyprus
A British man living in Cyprus could die in jail if he is convicted of the premeditated murder of his terminally ill wife. David Hunter,...
After five years, is Canada’s ‘medical aid in dying’ legislation working?
Canada legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide in 2016, five years ago. Both supporters and critics of “medical aid in dying”, as the Canadians call it,...
First figures about New Zealand euthanasia
At least 32 people have taken up New Zealand’s euthanasia services since it became legal on November 7 last year, according to the Ministry of...
In Europe, suicides rise after ‘right-to-die’ is legalised, says bioethicist
Right-to-die campaigners often claim that legalising assisted suicide and euthanasia will result in a fall in the number of suicides. UK bioethicist David Albert Jones...
Italian euthanasia referendum sunk by Constitutional Court
The Italian Constitutional Court blocked a proposal for a national referendum on the right to die this week. The leading lobby group, Associazione Luca...
7 Spaniards who were euthanised last year donated their organs
Well, well, well, that didn’t take long, did it? Spain legalised euthanasia on June 25 last year and already transplant surgeons are using organs from...
Noted US journalist George Will backs ‘assisted dying’
80-year-old George Will has won a succession of awards for his op-ed, beginning with a 1977 Pulitzer Prize. He is generally regarded as one of...