Ecuador has become the second country in Latin America after Colombia to decriminalise euthanasia. Its constitutional court voted seven to two in favour of allowing doctors to help a patient die. The court said the […]
A man in Spain who was paralysed in a police shootout after opening fire on workmates has been euthanised in prison before he could face trial. Marin Eugen Sabau, 46, shot and injured three former […]
New Zealand has voted to legalise euthanasia in what campaigners have called “a victory for compassion and kindness”. Preliminary results showed 65.2% of voters supported the End of Life Choice Act coming into force as […]
Doctors in the Netherlands can no longer be prosecuted for carrying out euthanasia on dementia patients who have previously given written consent. Previously, patients would need to confirm their request. But on Tuesday the Dutch […]
A court in Belgium has acquitted three doctors accused of unlawfully poisoning a woman whose life they helped to end. Tine Nys, 38, died surrounded by her family on 27 April 2010. In the landmark […]
In an unprecedented case, three Belgian doctors are going on trial in Ghent accused of unlawfully poisoning a patient whose life they helped to end. Tine Nys, 38, died surrounded by her family on 27 […]
A Dutch doctor has appeared in court after performing euthanasia on a patient suffering with severe dementia. Prosecutors say the doctor did not do enough to verify consent. It is the first such case since […]
South Africa’s leading pro-euthanasia activist is to serve three years under house arrest after he was found guilty of premeditated murder for helping three people to kill themselves. Sean Davison was arrested in September last […]
A man who lives with chronic and excruciating pain has begun a fresh legal challenge to the law that criminalises assisted suicide. Paul Lamb, 63, was paralysed from the neck down following a car crash […]
India’s Supreme Court has allowed people to draw up “living wills”, meaning they can seek what is known as passive euthanasia. It means medical treatment can be withdrawn to hasten a person’s death, if strict […]
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