EUTHANASIA

We don’t want to pay for oldies, say Belgians

Michael Cook | 24 March 2019 | Comments

tags: belgium, euthanasia, healthcare rationing

Anti-elderly sentiment stronger amongst Flemish

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Are patients with personality disorders who request euthanasia being treated properly?

Michael Cook | 10 March 2019 | Comments

tags: euthanasia, netherlands

Often they are not treated by psychiatrists

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Assisted dying can be “inhumane”, experts claim

Michael Cook | 02 March 2019 | Comments

tags: anaesthesia, assisted suicide, capital punishment, euthanasia

Some patients have taken a week to die

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The other country where euthanasia for children is legal—Colombia

Michael Cook | 02 March 2019 | Comments

tags: colombia, euthanasia, euthanasia for children

Through a series of court rulings and government regulations

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Controversy dogs ‘assisted dying’ poll of UK doctors

Michael Cook | 16 February 2019 | Comments

tags: assisted dying, assisted suicide, euthanasia, royal college of physicians

Allegations that the Royal College of Physicians has been hijacked

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Royal College of Physicians polls members, likely to go neutral on euthanasia

Xavier Symons | 19 January 2019 | Comments

tags: euthanasia, law, royal college of physicians, uk

The College will go neutral on euthanasia unless two thirds of members oppose it.

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Is there a difference between palliative sedation and euthanasia?

Xavier Symons | 19 January 2019 | Comments

tags: double effect, euthanasia, palliative care, palliative sedation

A new article in the JME reviews the empirical literature on this question.

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Canadian report discusses expanding eligibility for euthanasia

Michael Cook | 16 December 2018 | Comments

tags: canada, euthanasia

After only 2½ years, the pressure is on to amend the law

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Euthanasia deaths in Quebec rising rapidly

Michael Cook | 09 December 2018 | Comments

tags: euthanasia, quebec

On a monthly basis, deaths rose 75%

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Architects of Victoria’s right-to-die law publish ‘manual’ on how to push legislation through

Michael Cook | 01 December 2018 | Comments

tags: australia, euthanasia, victoria

A Ministerial Advisory Panel reviews its success

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Internet scammers target people seeking to die

Michael Cook | 01 December 2018 | Comments

tags: euthanasia

Exploiting endorsement from well-known euthanasia campaigners

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Euthanasia legislation to be introduced in WA in 2019

Xavier Symons | 17 November 2018 | Comments

tags: euthanasia, law, western australia

The state government has appointed and expert panel to draft a bill.

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Dutch authorities to prosecute euthanasia doctor

Xavier Symons | 11 November 2018 | Comments

tags: euthanasia, law, nertherlands

A doctor has never been prosecuted in the history of the Netherlands euthanasia regime.

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Will Canada continue to ban advance directives?

Michael Cook | 11 November 2018 | Comments

tags: advance directives, canada, euthanasia

Woman uses her euthanasia death to lobby for change

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Public prosecutor drops case against Dutch euthanasia doctor

Xavier Symons | 27 October 2018 | Comments

tags: consent, euthanasia, malpractice, netherlands

The RTE was concerned that the patient had not provided written consent.

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Major American medical group drops opposition to euthanasia

Xavier Symons | 20 October 2018 | Comments

tags: euthanasia, usa

The Academy of Family Physicians has adopted a position of "engaged neutrality".

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Controversy surrounds Canadian Medical Association’s withdrawal from world body

Michael Cook | 20 October 2018 | Comments

tags: canada, euthanasia, world medical association

Was it really over a few copied sentences?

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Canadians and Dutch fail to shift World Medical Association opposition to euthanasia

Michael Cook | 06 October 2018 | Comments

tags: euthanasia, world medical association

A number of other nations have opposed change

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French ethics committee opposes euthanasia, endorses IVF for all women

Xavier Symons | 30 September 2018 | Comments

tags: assisted reproduction, euthanasia, france, law, same-sex parenting

The report recommends palliative sedation as a legal alternative.

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Canada laying groundwork for child euthanasia

Michael Cook | 22 September 2018 | Comments

tags: canada, child euthanasia, euthanasia

It is still banned, but the government is looking at its options

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