Most people would agree that when the time comes, they want a „good death.“ But what that means is all too often left up in the air until a crisis strikes or the stricken person is no longer able to … Tęsti skaitymą →

A top German court has ruled that it is not a criminal offence to cut off the life support of a dying person if that person has given consent. The Federal Court of Justice acquitted a lawyer who had advised … Tęsti skaitymą →

Swiss assisted suicide organisation Dignitas is under growing pressure, as questions about its finances and urns of ashes found in Lake Zurich coincide with plans for a law that would make it harder for foreigners to end their life in … Tęsti skaitymą →

Conflicting wishes and demands regarding end of life care are a common – but not often discussed – problem, with no clear solution. A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine by three doctors from Boston’s Brigham and … Tęsti skaitymą →

A man with “locked-in syndrome” has begun legal action, asking the director of public prosecutions to clarify the law on so-called mercy killing. Tony Nicklinson, 56, wants his wife to be allowed to help him die without the risk of … Tęsti skaitymą →

New guidelines over whether people would face prosecution over assisting suicide place closer scrutiny on a suspect’s motivation. Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, said whether a person acted “wholly compassionately” and not for financial reasons was important. But he … Tęsti skaitymą →

On Wednesday night, Britons could watch Mr. Ewert’s death on television, in a film showing how he traveled to a clinic in Zurich in 2006 and took a fatal dose of barbiturates. Broadcast on Sky Television, the film, “Right to … Tęsti skaitymą →

A 30-year-old woman who is terminally ill has launched a campaign to overturn Britain’s euthanasia laws by compelling her doctors to increase her dose of morphine and let her die. She has been told she has a year to live … Tęsti skaitymą →

One in 30 foetuses aborted for medical reasons is born alive, a 10-year study at 20 UK hospitals has found. Abortion is allowed in Britain up to the 24th week of pregnancy. Beyond this, a termination is only sanctioned if … Tęsti skaitymą →

Patients with terminal illness are being heavily sedated by doctors before their deaths in a form of “slow euthanasia”, research suggests. A poll of nearly 3,000 doctors found that almost one in five had administered infusions of drugs to keep … Tęsti skaitymą →