UK to consider 'historic' bill to legalise assisted dying
The practice is currently illegal in England and Wales and carries a maximum prison sentence of 14 years.
Fri Oct 04 2024
Out of vetoes, Portugal president enacts law allowing euthanasia
Portugal's conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has signed a bill decriminialising euthanasia into law
Wed May 17 2023
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Tue Apr 04 2023
Famed Los Angeles mountain lion euthanized due to injuries, illness
Tests on P-22 revealed "significant trauma to the mountain lions head, right eye and internal organs, officials said.
Sun Dec 18 2022
First Colombian with non-terminal illness dies legally by euthanasia
Escobar suffered from end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which greatly diminishes quality of life and other conditions.
Sun Jan 09 2022
New Zealand votes to legalize euthanasia but not marijuana
New Zealanders voted to legalize euthanasia in a binding referendum, but preliminary results released Friday showed they likely would not legalize marijuana.
Fri Oct 30 2020
Frenchman who wanted to stream his death accepts palliative care
Alain Cocq suffers from a rare genetic condition which causes the walls of his arteries to stick together.
Thu Sep 10 2020
Lelaki 104 tahun ini mahu ke Switzerland untuk prosedur 'tamatkan nyawa' secara sukarela
David Goodall tidak mempunyai sebarang penyakit serius namun menyedari tahap kualiti kesihatannya tidak sebaik dahulu.
Wed May 02 2018
Elephants die after stuck in mud pool for a week
Five out of nine elephants died after they were stuck in a mud pool for a week in Tawau, Sabah.
Wed Sep 14 2016
Lee Kwan Yew considered euthanasia in his final years, daughter says
Lee Kuan Yew's daughter revealed, he had asked doctors about the possiblity of euthanasia after the death of his wife.
Mon Aug 10 2015
Indian nurse, Aruna Shanbaug dies after 42 years in coma following rape
A nurse died Monday after 42 years in a coma following a brutal rape, in a case that led India to ease some restrictions on euthanasia.
Tue May 19 2015
France passes law to ease end-of-life suffering
French lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday in favour of a law allowing medics to place terminally ill patients into a deep sleep until they die.
Wed Mar 18 2015
Belgian MPs set to vote on euthanasia for children
Terminally ill children are set to win the right to die in Belgium when lawmakers vote Thursday to extend a decade-old law.
Thu Feb 13 2014