Новости по теме euthanasia

Australian Medical Board bans prominent euthanasia doctor Prominent Australian right-to-die doctor Philip Nitschke on Thursday vowed to continue giving advice on how to end life after the Australian Medical Board used emergency powers to suspend him.

24 July 2014

Belgium gives ill children of any age the right to die Belgium has become the first country to allow euthanasia for terminally ill children of all ages, after a heated debate in which critics questioned a child's ability to make the decision to die.

14 February 2014

France's embattled Hollande to meet pope, woo angry Catholics Abortion and euthanasia will be among hot button issues on the table when Pope Francis meets embattled French President Francois Hollande.

24 January 2014

Belgium close to agreeing euthanasia for children Eleven years after making euthanasia legal for adults, Belgium came a step closer to extending mercy-killing to terminally-ill children Wednesday after an intense public debate on the ethical issues at stake.

29 November 2013

Canadian court upholds ban on euthanasia A court in Canada's westernmost British Columbia province upheld the nation's ban on euthanasia Thursday.

11 October 2013

Vermont legislators approve 'death-with-dignity' bill Legislators in the US state of Vermont approved a "death-with-dignity" bill Monday enabling terminally ill patients to take their own lives with lethal medication requested from their doctors.

14 May 2013

Deaf Belgian twins going blind commit euthanasia: press Deaf Belgian identical twins used a decade-old euthanasia law in a mercy-killing pact after they began to go blind.

14 January 2013

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