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 … Continue reading →

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

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 … Continue reading →

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

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. … Continue reading →

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

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 … Continue reading →

Sir, On Friday Lord Joffe?s Assisted Dying of the Terminally Ill Bill will receive its second reading in the House of Lords. The Bill will resolve many of the uncertainties that currently surround the issue. more

From the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of Westminster and the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. more

A hospital doctor offered to carry out an illegal abortion on his married lover in his own flat, the General Medical Council (GMC) has been told. more