Plans to extend mercy-killing to terminally-ill children were approved by Belgium's upper house on Thursday.
Swiss Group Appeals Invocation of Euthanasia Option For The Severely Depressed
United Kingdom is being nudged by a Swiss organization to rework on the laws governing assisted suicide,
United Kingdom is being nudged by a Swiss organization to rework on the laws governing assisted suicide,
The request has to be agreed by the patient's medical team and approved by the child's parents.
"We want this law to be passed before the dissolution of parliament," said Socialist MP Karine Lalieux.
Euthanasia Debate Crops Up in France After Recent Elderly Suicides
Two couples in their 80s have committed suicide by swallowing medicines in Paris, prompting a debate in France on euthanasia or mercy killing which is still illegal in the country.
Two couples in their 80s have committed suicide by swallowing medicines in Paris, prompting a debate in France on euthanasia or mercy killing which is still illegal in the country.
The Belgian legislation does not set an age limit but states that the patient has to be conscious of their situation and understand the meaning of a request for euthanasia.
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Italian Court Presides Over the Judgment of Incurably Ill Italian Man, Pleading Euthanasia
Rome – A decision is awaited from the Italian court, presiding over a milestone case regarding a patient named Piergiorgio Welby - suffering from muscular dystrophy, paralyzed and terminally ill
Rome – A decision is awaited from the Italian court, presiding over a milestone case regarding a patient named Piergiorgio Welby - suffering from muscular dystrophy, paralyzed and terminally ill
Last month, 16 paediatricians urged lawmakers to approve the legislation.
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Ban on Euthanasia Upheld in Canadian Court
In a landmark ruling on Thursday, a court in Canada's British Columbia province upheld the nation's ban on euthanasia.
In a landmark ruling on Thursday, a court in Canada's British Columbia province upheld the nation's ban on euthanasia.
"Experience shows us that in cases of serious illness and imminent death, minors develop very quickly a great maturity, to the point where they are often better able to reflect and express themselves on life than healthy people."
A recent poll shows three quarters of Belgians approve the move but a group of Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders oppose it as undermining the value of human life.
After the Netherlands and Belgium, Luxembourg in 2009 also approved euthanasia but for adults only. In Switzerland, doctors can assist a patient seeking to die but euthanasia itself is illegal.
Belgium logged a record 1,432 cases of euthanasia in 2012, up 25 percent.
Source-AFP
