It has been said that euthanasia is often discussed but seldom acted upon. The reason for lack of substantive action on ...

Harper Laika Leeloo, DDS, was the best-worst dog that ever lived. She was 50 pounds of pure terror packed into a 10-pound body. She was more fluff than actual pup ...

Euthanasia, often referred to as “mercy killing,” is the practice of intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering. The legality of euthanasia varies across the globe, with a small number ...

Editor’s Note: Dr. Kevin Fitzpatrick is director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Europe, a group dedicated to opposing the legalization of euthanasia and promoting palliative care. The opinions ...

Health and mental health ministers in three Canadian territories and five provinces were successful in getting Canada’s government to indefinitely pause implementing medical assistance in dying (MAID) ...

In her diary, Godelieva De Troyer classified her moods by color. She felt “dark gray” when she made a mistake while sewing or cooking. When her boyfriend talked too much, she moved between “very black ...

Within a single week, the governors of Illinois and New York both announced their support for physician-assisted suicide ...

The time was always going to come when society would need to face the pointy end of the voluntary euthanasia debate: Those hard cases that would challenge most people’s support for the issue, the ...

The Supreme Court said it would decide on Harish Rana’s father’s plea seeking permission for passive euthanasia after meeting ...

In active euthanasia a person directly and deliberately causes the patient's death. This is when the person who wants to die needs help to kill themselves, asks for it and receives it. A competent ...

It's possible to argue about the way we've divided up the arguments, and many arguments could fall into more categories than we've used. Allowing euthanasia undermines the committment of doctors and ...

TORONTO — Alan Nichols had a history of depression and other medical issues, but none was life-threatening. When the 61-year-old Canadian was hospitalized in June 2019 over fears he might be suicidal, ...