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Netherlands records first euthanasia case involving a child under 12
A child under the age of 12 has died through euthanasia for the first time since the law was changed two years ago. Health minister Sophie Hermans said the case…
Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths
The rate of medical assistance in dying - also known as euthanasia - has grown in Canada for the fifth straight year,…
Macron backs ‘end of life’ bill, aims for parliament debate in May
By Elizabeth Pineau and John Irish President Emmanuel Macron said for the first time that he backed new end-of-life legislation that would…
Portuguese president passes law allowing euthanasia
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has signed a bill decriminialising euthanasia into law in the Catholic-majority country…
Dutch cabinet clears way for euthanasia for terminally ill children
The Dutch cabinet has agreed to make euthanasia a possibility for very sick children who have run out of options for treatment,…
Dutch court rejects attempt to widen euthanasia laws
THE HAGUE, Dec 14 (Reuters) - The Netherlands does not have to make assisting in a suicide legal for anyone beyond medical…
Canada urged to delay allowing assisted suicide for mentally ill and children as young as 12
Canada is being urged to delay plans to expand assisted suicide to mentally ill people and possibly even "mature minors" as young…
Dutch right-to-die group fights to widen legal euthanasia boundaries
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A right-to-die group told judges this week that a Dutch law which allows physician-assisted suicide in the Netherlands…
Jailed shooter is euthanised in Spain
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spanish prison authorities on Tuesday euthanised a man who had shot and wounded four people in December and was…
Dutch government backs euthanasia for under-12s
The Dutch government has agreed on plans to make euthanasia legal for terminally-ill children under the age of 12, local media reported.…