EUTHANASIA

Major US doctors group opposes physician-assisted suicide

Michael Cook | 23 September 2017 | Comments

tags: euthanasia, physician assisted suicide

The American College of Physicians, the second-largest physician group in the US, sends a resounding No.

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Assisted suicide debated in Australia

Michael Cook | 23 September 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, australia, euthanasia, physician assisted suicide

Two states introduced bills this week

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First interdisciplinary study of Belgian euthanasia published

Michael Cook | 17 September 2017 | Comments

tags: belgium, euthanasia

Highly critical study is a warning for other jurisdictions

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Only 2 children euthanised in 3 years in Belgium

Michael Cook | 17 September 2017 | Comments

tags: belgium, child euthanasia, euthanasia

Head of euthanasia commission releases statistics

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R-rated short promotes ‘assisted dying’ in Australia

Michael Cook | 17 September 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, australia, euthanasia

Go Gentle Australia plays hard ball with harrowing film

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Is fear of being a burden a good reason for assisted suicide?

Michael Cook | 09 September 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, euthanasia, fear of being a burden

A British ethicist says No.

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Dancing with the star: suicide enthusiasts celebrate Nitschke’s 70th birthday

Michael Cook | 26 August 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, australia, euthanasia, philip nitschke

... not long after a triple suicide inspired by Exit International, his organisation

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Dutch couple choose euthanasia together

Michael Cook | 19 August 2017 | Comments

tags: couple euthanasia, euthanasia, netherlands

It's an increasingly common practice in the Netherlands, it seems

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Pope demands that Belgian Catholic hospitals stop euthanasia

Michael Cook | 19 August 2017 | Comments

tags: belgium, euthanasia, pope francis, vatican

Warning shot across the bow of Catholic dissidents

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A Quebec ‘mercy killing’ prompts a rethink on euthanasia law

Michael Cook | 12 August 2017 | Comments

tags: canada, euthanasia, mercy killing

Calls for legalisation of advance directives for dementia patients

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A cool idea for an afterlife

Michael Cook | 12 August 2017 | Comments

tags: cryopreservation, cryothanasia, euthanasia

Two bioethicists discuss the morality of 'cryothanasia'

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Latest end-of-life statistics from the Netherlands

Michael Cook | 05 August 2017 | Comments

tags: euthanasia, netherlands

Nearly 1 death in 20 is due to euthanasia

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Update from the UK: Noel Conway can challenge assisted dying ban

Clark Hobson | 24 June 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted dying, assisted suicide, euthanasia, noel conway, uk

Although Parliament is clearly opposed, a way is opening in the courts

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A Dutch euthanasia pioneer surveys the wreckage and despairs

Michael Cook | 24 June 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, euthanasia, netherlands

Safeguards for the mentally ill and the demented are slipping away

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Is euthanasia really the ‘best’ way to die?

Michael Cook | 02 June 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, canada, euthanasia, new york times

New York Times gushes over Canadian medical assistance in dying

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‘Existential distress’ drives MAiD requests: Canadian study

Xavier Symons | 28 May 2017 | Comments

tags: canada, euthanasia, existential distress, existential suffering

Patients tended to be white and relatively affluent and loss of autonomy was the primary motivation

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Euthanasia bills sink in Tasmania and Maine

Xavier Symons | 28 May 2017 | Comments

tags: euthanasia, maine, tasmania

Opposition to euthanasia is still strong

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Should a depraved killer be allowed to commit suicide?

Michael Cook | 19 May 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, euthanasia, ian brady, suicide

Ian Brady, the Moors murderer, died a natural death this week

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Ontario passes assisted dying law

Xavier Symons | 19 May 2017 | Comments

tags: canada, conscientious objection, euthanasia, ontario

Doctors worry about conscientious objection

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UK star surgeon backs euthanasia despite danger of elder abuse

Michael Cook | 19 May 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, elder abuse, euthanasia, uk

Collateral damage is not such a big deal, says Henry Marsh

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