EUTHANASIA

Australian Senate votes down euthanasia bill

Xavier Symons | 18 August 2018 | Comments

tags: australia, euthanasia, law, slippery slope

Australia's senate has rejected a bill that would have allowed territories to legalise PAS.

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Is suicide different from physician assisted death?

Xavier Symons | 11 August 2018 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, euthanasia, suicide, us

A new paper argues that PAD for psychiatric reasons may be indistinguishable from suicide.

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Is death by dehydration in a patient’s ‘best interest’?

Michael Cook | 04 August 2018 | Comments

tags: euthanasia, hydration and nutrition

UK court rules that doctors and families can decide in some cases

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Three children euthanised in Belgium

Michael Cook | 27 July 2018 | Comments

tags: belgium, child euthanasia, euthanasia

Latest official report reveals reasons

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VSED is gaining traction as an end-of-life option

Xavier Symons | 16 June 2018 | Comments

tags: canada, euthanasia, law, us, voluntarily stopping eating and drinking, vsed

Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) appears to be becoming more common.

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What are the five best arguments against euthanasia?

Xavier Symons | 09 June 2018 | Comments

tags: euthanasia, professionalism, slippery slope

Several influential doctors and ethicists have summarised the case against euthanasia.

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Is euthanasia the next step for Ireland after abortion?

Michael Cook | 02 June 2018 | Comments

tags: abortion, assisted suicide, euthanasia, ireland

Junior minister is drafting a bill

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Portugal: Communists firmly oppose euthanasia

Michael Cook | 02 June 2018 | Comments

tags: euthanasia, portugal

A step backward, not forwards

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Most Americans support some form of the ‘right to die’: Gallup poll

Michael Cook | 02 June 2018 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, euthanasia, gallup polls

Since World War II, attitudes have changed dramatically

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Head of Dignitas charged with profiting from assisted suicide

Michael Cook | 26 May 2018 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, dignitas, euthanasia, switzerland

First case of its kind in Switzerland

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American Medical Association stands firm on assisted suicide

Michael Cook | 13 May 2018 | Comments

tags: american medical association, assisted suicide, euthanasia, us

Recent report gives a respectful No

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Spain to consider euthanasia laws after citizens initiative fails in Finland

Xavier Symons | 12 May 2018 | Comments

tags: euthanasia, finland, spain

Spain will countenance a euthanasia bill after Finland resoundingly rejects citizens initiative.

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Wow! How many people are Flemish doctors REALLY euthanasing?

Michael Cook | 28 April 2018 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, belgium, euthanasia, flanders

Only about 15% of cases are officially reported

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The ethical complexities of ageing

Xavier Symons | 28 April 2018 | Comments

tags: ageing, dementia, end of life care, euthanasia

Two new themed editions of journals deal with the ethics of ageing.

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How do the Dutch respond to euthanasia requests from the intellectually disabled?

Michael Cook | 14 April 2018 | Comments

tags: disability, euthanasia

Not with great insight or sensitivity, according to a recent study

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Macron encourages French bishops to speak out on bioethics

Xavier Symons | 14 April 2018 | Comments

tags: catholic church, euthanasia, france, ivf

Society needs to be reminded of the transcendent.

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10% of Flemish cancer patients choose euthanasia

Michael Cook | 08 April 2018 | Comments

tags: belgium, end-of-life care, euthanasia, flanders

... and nearly 2% have it chosen for them.

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The shadowy world of ‘euthanasia fundamentalism’

Michael Cook | 25 March 2018 | Comments

tags: euthanasia, netherlands, philip nitschke

After Australia, the UK, and the US, it pops up in the Netherlands

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Daniel Callahan backs ‘slippery slope’ on assisted suicide

Michael Cook | 25 March 2018 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, euthanasia, slippery slope

Leading US bioethicist fears for the future

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Netherlands euthanasia case under renewed scrutiny

Xavier Symons | 10 March 2018 | Comments

tags: advance directives, dementia, euthanasia, netherlands

A controversial case of euthanasia for a demented patient has come under renewed criticism.

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