Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying laws allow patients to request a painless death if an assessor agrees their terminal ...

With filibustering slowing the pace to a crawl, there is no chance the legislation will get through – unless the government shows some backbone, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee ...

The first States' meeting of the year was packed full of business, with politicians trying to get things finalised ahead of ...

France’s end-of-life bill has become mired in political deadlock, exposing deep ideological divisions over whether doctors ...

This chapter samples positions for and against physician assisted suicide. It includes statements in the United Kingdom and ...

The Sarco assisted-dying pod, which had faded from public attention in recent years, has resurfaced after its creator suggested new ways it could be used. The proposals include al ...

ASSISTED dying has been a topic on the political agenda for the States Assembly – and other parliaments – for several years. The campaign to legalise assisted dying for those with terminal illnesses ...

Suicide pod inventor says AI could soon decide access to assisted dying ...

Built in 2019 by Philip Nitschke, the Sarco pod – named after the sarcophagus – is a 3D-printed assisted-dying capsule. It works by replacing the oxygen ...

The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill says that eligible applicants must be: To have capacity, the ...

“In extreme cases I would be willing to kill a patient to help them escape unbearable suffering, if they had come to that ...

The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, introduced by Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur, will be put ...