euthanasia
Dutch court approves euthanasia in advanced dementia cases
The Netherlands’ highest court ruled Tuesday that doctors can carry out euthanasia in patients with advanced dementia if the patient has earlier…
Paralympic gold medallist Marieke Vervoort ends life through euthanasia
Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort has ended her own life through euthanasia. The 40-year-old - who had an incurable degenerative muscle disease -…
Euthanasia and assisted suicide trade dignity for false compassion – Pope Francis to Medical Doctors
Pope Francis told a group of Italian doctors Friday they must resist the temptation to participate in assisted suicide or euthanasia, which…
Netherlands : Trial seeks to determine legal framework on euthanasia in dementia patients
A landmark euthanasia trial in the Netherlands is trying to find an answer on what to do with dementia patients who may…
Frenchman at centre of end-of-life debate dies
A French quadriplegic man, who became a symbol of the right-to-die debate in France, has died nine days after doctors removed his…
The Netherlands opens investigation into three euthanasia cases
Three euthanasia cases involving women with psychiatric conditions and dementia are under investigation in the Netherlands. Dutch prosecutors confirmed that the deaths,…
The Australian state of Victoria has enacted euthanasia laws
The Australian state of Victoria has enacted euthanasia laws to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with lethal medication. The…
“I breathe but no longer live” – Teenager who was raped by two men last post, before dying of legal euthanasia due to ‘unbearable suffering’ (UPDATED)
UPDATE - A severely ill Dutch girl widely reported by international media as having been “legally euthanised” in a clinic in the…
Euthanasia debate flares up in Spain as election campaign kicks off
Hours after the election campaign officially kicked off in Spain, it is being shadowed by the arrest of a 69-year-old Spaniard on…