Euthanasia

Reasons Against Euthanasia
Euthanasia refers to deliberate ending of life by an individual with his own wish. It is usually sought by terminally ill patients. While some support the practice of Euthanasia as a way to relieve one of the agony of a painful life, others reason against it saying that it violates the sanctity of life...

History of Euthanasia
Some countries allow euthanasia, while others forbid its practice. Let us look at some facts regarding the history of euthanasia.

Pros and Cons of Euthanasia
Is mercy killing humane? Do we have the right to assess whether a life is worth living? Should euthanasia be practiced for terminally ill people only or even for the debilitated and mentally ill too? Read to know the Pros and Cons of Euthanasia.

Euthanasia for your Dog
When faced with one of the most difficult decisions pet owners have to make, it is a comfort to gain a better understanding of what will occur during the process of euthanasia. What to look for and how to know when it is really time to bid your best friend farewell.

'Dr Death' Swaps Prison for Lecture Circuit
Euthanasia champion released after eight years - Block placed on advising on, or attending, suicides

Mercy Killing Reignites Italian Euthanasia Row
Doctor admits helping terminally ill man to die - Case challenges national views on sanctity of life

Quadriplegic Found Dead Wrote Euthanasia Blog
Spanish police are investigating the suspected mercy killing of a quadriplegic former nurse who wrote a weblog pleading for help to "die with dignity".

Euthanasia
Paper discussing whether there is humane passion in opposing or supporting Euthanasia.

Euthanasia and the Right to Die
Doctors, patients, and family members collude in their millions to commit numerous acts and omissions of euthanasia every day. It is their way of restoring dignity to the shattered lives and bodies of loved ones.

Euthanasia Should Be Legal
Polly Toynbee: 'Where's Harold Shipman when you want him,' my mother would say. But the law denied her a pain-free death.

Euthanasia Suspected at Hospital
Fourteen in 18 suspicious deaths at a hospital in Besanç arose through 'practices that can be described as euthanasia', a report leaked to the media says.

Euthanasia Advocate Faces Trial
Book prompts charges of attempted murder and fuels debate in New Zealand.

Euthanasia Author Faces Trial Over Mother's Death
Book prompts charges of attempted murder and fuels debate in New Zealand.

Illinois Amends Humane Euthanasia Act
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has signed into law new legislation designed to address welfare concerns related to the euthanasia of animals in animal shelters.

Mother arrested over euthanasia attempt
A passionate pro-euthanasia plea by a 22-year-old Frenchman left mute, blind and paralysed following an accident was published yesterday, hours after his mother was arrested for trying to help him die.

'Mercy Killings' Spur Law Reform Calls
Unease grows over euthanasia after three Britons turned to a Swiss-based firm for assisted suicide.

Australia Split on Helping Healthy to Die
Australia's bitter debate on euthanasia has been reignited following the suicide of a healthy 79-year-old former academic who decided that she had enjoyed "a happy life, but enough of it". Lisette Nigot had attended workshops organised by the Exit Australia group, at which painless...

Mercy Killing Now Legal in Netherlands
Euthanasia becomes legal in the Netherlands today, making the country the first in the world to formally sanction mercy killing. Although the authorities have turned a blind eye to the practice for two decades, doctors still risked prosecution from disgruntled relatives and had to decide...