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Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
A call to make assisted suicide available to prisoners
Writing on the Oxford University blog Practical Ethics, Christian Browne, a young British doctor and bioethicist, argues that the plight of prisoners is essentially the same as the terminally ill. A life sentence behind bars is the same as unbearable suffering. So why shouldn't they be allowed the privilege assisted...
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
BBC accused of ‘bias’ in favour of assisted suicide
The BBC has been accused of acting as a “cheerleader” for assisted suicide by broadcasting campaigners' views on national television without opposition. (The Telegraph)
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Most doctors opposes physician-assisted suicide, poll finds
Whether doctors should help patients die continues to be a hotly debated topic within the medical community, a New England Journal of Medicine poll finds. The journal questioned readers about a hypothetical near-death...
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Euthanasia : “too many, too much for me !” says Dr Sarah Van Laer
Dr Sarah Van Laer, who has euthanased 28 patients since legalisation in 2002, has complained bitterly to the Belgian newspaper De Standaard about the burdens of her work.
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Put disabled babies out of our misery, say Dutch doctors
In a new policy document, “Medical decisions about the lives of newborns with severe abnormalities” ( in Dutch only ) the KNMG explains why it is acceptable, and perhaps even necessary, to euthanase children. This is no longer headline news in the Netherlands, as newborn euthanasia is allowed under the...
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
« Death pact » and euthanasia of 45-year old twins : analysis
(Le questionnement des pays étrangers est tel, que nous avons traduit pour eux notre analyse déjà parue en français et en néerlandais.)
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Big rise in Dutch euthanasia deaths
Just-released statistics for Dutch euthanasia in 2011 show that the number of psychiatric patients who died has skyrocketed from 2 in 2010 to 13 last year. Euthanasia for people with dementia also rose substantially, to...
Palliative Care
Ethical points in caring for people nearing death
Issues linked to ageing and the end of life are complex and sometimes painful. The questions surrounding this topic are sensitive and cannot have a simple response. They challenge our sense of solidarity and our...
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