FOUR YEARS AGO today, Diane Pretty died. Remember her? Or have you blotted out her fight to avoid the medieval death the law prescribed: to be slowly asphyxiated by the motor neuron disease paralysing her body until she was reduced … Tęsti skaitymą →

DOCTORS issued a united plea against legalising „mercy killings“ for the first time yesterday, before a crucial parliamentary vote that would allow patients to choose when to die. more

A new poll shows a majority of California residents favor assisted suicide and backers of the grisly practice may use the poll to promote a measure in the California state legislature to make the state the second to legalize it. … Tęsti skaitymą →

The state of Oregon released its latest annual report on assisted suicides there and a pro-life doctors group is concerned that patients are not getting proper psychological treatment before doctors give them drugs to kill themselves. more

Holland was the first European nation to legalize euthanasia and in 2001 and observers believe thousands of cases occur every year. Some pro-life residents of the country where specialized bracelets telling doctors to provide them with lifesaving medical treatment if … Tęsti skaitymą →

Many countries simply make no laws against euthanasia. Swiss doctors are not persecuted if they can prove they acted unselfishly, meaning they must not do it for profit. more

A medical ethics adviser has provoked controversy by comparing the morality of abortion with that of infanticide. Professor John Harris said it was not „plausible to think there is any moral change that occurs during the journey down the birth … Tęsti skaitymą →

In a surprising twist to a euthanasia case that has captivated the nation, the head doctor of the intensive care ward where a French paraplegic, Vincent Humbert, died six weeks ago is expected to be charged with premeditated murder for … Tęsti skaitymą →

The death of 22-year-old Vincent Humbert is just the latest in a series of high profile euthanasia cases that have changed the issue of assisted suicide from a dark secret, to an openly debated topic in many countries around the … Tęsti skaitymą →