Euthanasia and assisted suicide numbers continued to rise last year in Belgium and in Oregon, according to official reports released in 2019. Belgium’s euthanasia rate
Oregon rolled back one of the only safeguards in the state’s assisted suicide law last week. The change does away with a 15-day waiting period
Another week… another example of how physician-assisted suicide targets the vulnerable. This time: Asperger’s patients. In 2010, 38-year-old Tine Nys was one of approximately 1,000
How is it that a nation known for its politeness has become so committed to killing its most vulnerable citizens? In a horrifying scene from
Legislative efforts to legalize physician-assisted suicide have failed in two New England states, but Hawaii appears to be on the verge of enacting the practice.
Faced with doctors’ growing resistance to assisted suicide, some Canadian advocates are asking, “What if we just pay them more?” Thirteen months ago, Canada legalized
If “assisted death” is such a good thing, why are so many Canadian doctors having second thoughts? Last year, Canada enacted a Medical Aid in
WASHINGTON — Physician-assisted suicide officially has a new home in the wake of congressional inaction, and its proponents are pushing more jurisdictions to legalize the
WASHINGTON — A congressional committee has taken the first step in a fast-track effort to prevent the legalization of physician-assisted suicide in the nation’s capital.
Canada legalized euthanasia in June 2016, declaring assisted suicide a humane way to end the suffering of already dying patients. Opponents warned it wouldn’t be
Nearly one-third of Colorado hospitals say they will not allow doctors at their facilities to kill patients under the state’s new physician-assisted suicide law. Recently,
The largest organization of psychiatrists in the world has rejected its members’ involvement in euthanasia for non–terminally ill patients. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) assembly
Ohio tightened its restriction on assisted suicide, joining four other states that have passed similar legislation in the last five years. Gov. John Kasich signed
The American Medical Association has described physician-assisted suicide as a serious risk to society and “fundamentally incompatible with a physician’s role as healer.” But millions
WASHINGTON — Physician-assisted suicide in America’s capital city has gained first approval while leaders locally and nationally are warning about the consequences. The Council of
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