All posts tagged "euthanasia"
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2.0KInternationalNew Zealand statistics show one to two people choose assisted suicide every week
New figures out of New Zealand show that one to two people have chosen assisted suicide each week since the country legalized...
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2.0KHuman RightsFrance passes motion declaring China’s treatment of Uighurs as genocide
On January 20, lawmakers in France passed a formal resolution declaring China’s treatment of the Uighur Muslim people as genocide. The motion,...
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2.1KGuest ColumnBelgium criticized by UN Human Rights Council for euthanasia law
(Right to Life UK) Belgium has been criticised for its radical euthanasia law during a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights...
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1.3KIssuesDelaware faces pushback on assisted suicide from disability advocates
As Delaware lawmakers gather to discuss a bill legalizing assisted suicide, local and national groups advocating for the rights of the disabled...
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1.2KInternationalDoctors group in Scotland refuses to participate in assisted suicide if legalized
A group of more than 30 junior doctors in Scotland has signed a letter affirming their opposition to a push by MSP...
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1.2KInternationalUnited Kingdom looks to reduce prosecutions of ‘mercy killings’
The United Kingdom is considering a proposal that would reduce the chance that a person responsible for the “mercy killing” of another...
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2.9KHuman RightsElder abuse is flourishing in Australia as assisted suicide grows
As Australia, like many other places in the world, has been increasingly legalizing assisted suicide, one issue should be giving lawmakers pause:...
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1.3KInternationalBritish surgeon and professor warns that assisted dying hurts the vulnerable
In a recent op-ed for The Times, British Lord Ian McColl, a surgeon and professor, expressed his belief that more efforts should...
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4.5KInternationalAfter long fight, non-terminally ill Colombian woman dies by euthanasia
Martha Sepúlveda, the Colombian woman who made headlines for advocating for her own euthanasia even though she did not have a terminal...
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2.8KInternationalColombian man dies by euthanasia though he didn’t have a terminal illness
A Colombian man has legally taken his own life under the country’s relaxed euthanasia laws, even though he did not have a...
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3.7KGuest ColumnUK Parliament group reveals assisted suicide horror stories
(Right to Life UK) Parliamentarians have uncovered a number of assisted suicide horror stories and huge problems with the assisted suicide Bill...
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1.4KNewsbreakAfter nearly two decades of attempts, Massachusetts will again consider assisted suicide bill
For 20 years, the state of Massachusetts has been considering the legalization of physician-assisted suicide, but bills to do so have consistently...
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3.9KIssuesAssisted suicide doctor now working on assisted suicide ‘implant’
The Australian assisted suicide enthusiast who recently made headlines for his suicide machine that will kill people with the click of a...
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2.0KAnalysisStudy finds that more people support the idea of euthanasia after knowing someone with dementia
Caring for a person with dementia can be an extremely difficult thing for someone to do, but it can also be the...
