The administration of the euthanaticum, however, is an action that is reserved for physicians. In Belgium, after years of debate, the law governing euthanasia came into force on 23 September 2002.

Dr Florian Willet, director of Swiss suicide organisation Last Resort, died by assisted suicide after being investigated for ...

In September 2024, a seriously ill 64-year-old American woman took her life in Switzerland using the Sarco suicide capsule.

France is on track to become the latest European nation to legalize assisted suicide for adults suffering from severe ...

While the palliative care provisions received broad support, the article establishing a legal right to assisted suicide and euthanasia has ... where debate is expected to begin in late September ...

Germany's digital ministry is cautious about implementing a digital levy on tech giants, emphasizing international coordination and no consumer price hikes. Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer proposed a ...

Momentum on Saturday called for the government to extend the consultation period for the euthanasia law ... It called for the debate to be prolonged for “as long as necessary” so the public ...

A proposal to introduce voluntary assisted euthanasia would turn doctors’ duty of care into a “duty to kill”, Archbishop Charles Scicluna has warned. In a pastoral letter to be read out in ...

The attorney general has expressed regret over his remarks comparing calls for the UK to withdraw from international courts to 1930s Germany. In a statement, Lord Richard Hermer’s spokesperson ...

is reportedly becoming a matter of public debate with Donald Trump back in the White House. The Bundesbank, Germany’s central bank, has the world’s second-largest stock of gold at 3,352 tonnes ...

Other European countries that allow assisted dying include Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany ... public attention and ignited ethical debates. For some, duo euthanasia is seen as a way of bypassing ...