Living Wills

European assembly slams euthanasia

Michael Cook | 27 January 2012

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has given a big boost to opponents of legalised euthanasia. This body, which (somewhat confusingly) is not part of the European Union, is an advisory body in Strasbourg with more than 300 delegates whose pronouncements on human rights are highly influential in the EU.

Living wills for people who will to live

Michael Cook | 07 May 2011

BioEdge recently reported that nervous Nellies in the Netherlands were carrying “please DO resuscitate me” cards instead of “do not resuscitate” cards. This week we stumbled across a Dutch organisation which provides this documents.

New wrinkle in German advance directives

Michael Cook | 28 June 2010

German court decides that living wills need not be written down.