"Euthanasia, that is the act of deliberately ending the life of a patient, even at the patient's own request or at the request of close relatives, is unethical"...
Adopted by the 53rd WMA General Assembly, Washington, DC, USA, October 2002
and reaffirmed with minor revision by the 194th WMA Council Session, Bali, Indonesia, April 2013
Continue Reading → World Medical Association’s Declaration on Euthanasia
Laws permitting assisted suicide may justify the right of even psychiatric patients to end their lives in theory, but the reality of implementing such programs is messy, a study of the Netherlands finds.
Continue Reading → Study finds concerning trends among Dutch assisted suicide cases
The data from Oregon tells us that during the time assisted suicide has been legal (non-assisted) suicide rates have exploded.
Continue Reading → Pulling Back the Curtain on Assisted Suicide
A Belgian activist warns of the slippery slope as euthanasia becomes ‘normal’.
Continue Reading → Suicide with the approval of society