COVID-19 has taken a toll on our mental health. With more and more cases of depression, the deadly virus has made us more aware of our fragile existence. Perhaps, as a result, more attention is being ...

QUITO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Ecuador's Constitutional Court on Wednesday approved a request from a terminally ill patient to decriminalize euthanasia and ordered the National Assembly to approve a law ...

There are 2 ways of combining terminal sedation with the termination of life-sustaining treatment: Combination of terminal sedation with withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining medical treatment; ...

Last month Diane Pretty was refused the legal right to choose the circumstances of her own death. In this week’s BMJ, Professors Len and Lesley Doyal argue that this decision is morally wrong and that ...

This article was written by Carlos Gutiérrez and published in CONNECTAS on February 23, 2024. An edited version is republished in Global Voices under a media partnership. The attendees will never ...

Now that euthanasia is legal in several countries around the world, more of which you can learn at 10 countries where euthanasia or assisted suicide are legal, you might wonder the US states that ...

DOCTOR Suhayfa Bhamjee's research highlights the disconnect between South African criminal law and constitutional values regarding voluntary euthanasia, advocating for a legal framework that respects ...