European rights court: Keep tetraplegic on life support
The European Court of Human Rights says French doctors must keep treating a man who has been in a coma for six years. Vincent Lambert, 39, was left a tetraplegic after a motorcycle accident. His family...
View ArticleDeath with dignity bills heading toward Diet
It was 2 a.m. when Chiaki rushed to the hospital to see her 63-year-old father, who had collapsed from a ruptured aortic aneurysm. Six hours after surgery, the doctor told her and her mother that he...
View ArticleA Point of View: The biggest decision
A personal essay by the writer Will Self arguing that we should accept the right of people nearing the end of their lives, to take matters into their own hands if they wish. This may seem rather...
View ArticleCalifornia should revive right-to-die legislation
California last considered right-to-die legislation in 2007. But now, the case of Brittany Maynard, a Californian who moved to Oregon so that she could painlessly end her life, may help persuade the...
View ArticleLiverpool Care Pathway: A way of death worth fighting for?
It was developed as a measure to help ease the suffering of the dying. Instead it is alleged to have introduced “backdoor euthanasia” into the NHS, leading to the early deaths of tens of thousands of...
View ArticleCharlotte Fitzmaurice Wise wins right to end daughter Nancy’s life
A 324-WORD statement convinced a High Court judge in the UK to create legal history and grant a mother the right to terminate her severely disabled daughter’s life. Nancy Fitzmaurice, born blind with...
View ArticleEuthanasia and assisted suicide laws around the world
On Friday the House of Lords will debate a bill on assisted dying. See how other countries have legislated on the issue ...
View ArticleDYING WISH Arunabha Sengupta The acquittal of the former doctor, Nicolas...
The acquittal of the former doctor, Nicolas Bonnemaison, by a court in the French town of Pau recently garnered great media attention. He was accused of having murdered seven terminally ill patients by...
View ArticleFrench doctor acquitted of 'mercy killing' charges
A French doctor has been acquitted of poisoning charges after giving lethal injections to help seven of his terminally ill patients die. Lawyers for doctor Nicolas Bonnemaison hailed the decision,...
View Article‘Babies don’t need to die like this’: The argument for child euthanasia
Mementos of Ella-Louise’s short life fill a cosy corner of the Van Roy household. There are tiny footprints in messy paint; framed photographs of the baby girl with a proud older brother; paper...
View ArticleAssisted suicide: New Mexico court asked to redefine the term
Aja Riggs battles her cancer, but she's realistic The question before the court in New Mexico is absurdly simple and yet impossibly complex. What is the meaning of "assisting suicide"? If a terminally...
View ArticleAnti-euthanasia doctors hostile to Quebec's assisted suicide bill
Quebec's bill to legalize medically assisted suicide has the support of all four parties in the province's national assembly. However, support for Bill 52 is far from unanimous, especially among...
View ArticleStopping fluids at the end of life: a dilemma not just for Kasemâs family
By Randi Belisomo NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the family disputes that surrounded American radio icon Casey Kasemâs last weeks of life, his daughterâs decision to carry out Kasemâs wish - to...
View ArticleReligious Groups’ Views on End-of-Life Issues (The Pew Forum on Religion &...
(Source: The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life) In the following summaries, religious leaders, scholars and ethicists from 16 major American religious groups explain how their faith traditions'...
View ArticleFIRST OPINION: Finding a path to dignity in death
Related articles VITAL SIGNS: ‘A human right: choosing death with dignity over a life in pain’ VITAL SIGNS: Lessons in the art of living a stress-free life PALLIATIVE MEDICINE: To die for — quality of...
View ArticleSome families would consider terminal sedation for brain injured relatives in...
(Source: University of York) Posted on 15 January 2014 The families of some very severely brain injured patients believe that once all treatment options are exhausted, allowing their relatives to die...
View ArticleStopping fluids at the end of life: a dilemma not just for Kasem’s family
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the family disputes that surrounded American radio icon Casey Kasem’s last weeks of life, his daughter’s decision to carry out Kasem’s wish - to suspend artificial...
View ArticleEnd of life distinct from euthanasia, experts say
NEW DELHI: The Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) and Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) on Saturday clarified that end of life (EOL) was distinct from 'euthanasia' and the two...
View ArticleTerms and Definitions (The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life)
(Source: The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life) November 21, 2013 Terms and Definitions Aid-in-dying and physician-assisted-suicide laws State laws making it legal for a physician to prescribe...
View ArticleHuman Euthanasia, The Debate: The Arguments for Both Sides
Human euthanasia is an emotionally charged subject for those who argue for and those who argue against. Arguments supporting euthanasia include ending suffering, freedom of choice to decide how and...
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