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UK to vote on assisted dying: What is it? Why is it so contentious?
1 month, 1 week ago

UK to vote on assisted dying: What is it? Why is it so contentious?

Firstpost  

UK MPs will debate and vote on proposed legislation that could make assisted dying legal in the country. MPs are due to debate and vote on proposed legislation that could make assisted dying legal in the UK. Some experts note that assisted dying can be used to mean both euthanasia and assisted suicide; however, some campaign groups use it to …

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France’s Macron announces legislation allowing ‘aid in dying’ under strict conditions
10 months ago

France’s Macron announces legislation allowing ‘aid in dying’ under strict conditions

Associated Press  

PARIS — French president Emmanuel Macron has announced new legislation to legalize “aid in dying” that will allow adults facing end-of-life illness to take lethal medication, a first in the country. In an interview published Monday by French newspapers La Croix and Liberation, Macron said the new bill will be restricted to adults suffering from an incurable illness who are …

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France’s Macron to draft bill legalizing end-of-life options
1 year, 9 months ago

France’s Macron to draft bill legalizing end-of-life options

Associated Press  

PARIS — New legislation to be drafted this year will address end-of-life options, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday, following the release of a report indicating that most French citizens support legalizing medically assisted suicide and euthanasia. In a speech at the Elysee presidential palace, Macron vowed to “move forward toward a French model regarding end-of-life options.” Macron’s move follows …

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Supreme Court Removes Condition of Magistrate's Approval in Living Will Process
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Removes Condition of Magistrate's Approval in Living Will Process

News 18  

In a bid to make the guidelines on “living will” more workable and less cumbersome, the Supreme Court on Tuesday removed the condition that mandated a magistrate’s approval for withdrawal or withholding of life support to a terminally ill person. The Supreme Court’s 2018 order on passive euthanasia wherein it recognised the right to die with dignity as a fundamental …

Medical 2018 Court Guidelines Right Advance Living
Will Make Guidelines on 'Living Will' More Workable, No Review of Passive Euthanasia Judgement: SC
1 year, 11 months ago

Will Make Guidelines on 'Living Will' More Workable, No Review of Passive Euthanasia Judgement: SC

News 18  

The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will not review its 2018 judgement on passive euthanasia and only make the guidelines on “living will”, an advance medical directive on end of life treatment, more workable. The apex court’s 2018 order on passive euthanasia wherein it recognised the right to die with dignity as a fundamental right and an aspect of …

Medical Constitution Court Euthanasia Guidelines Right Advance
Over 4 Years After Landmark Judgement on 'Living Will' SC to Modify 'Cumbersome' Guidelines
1 year, 11 months ago

Over 4 Years After Landmark Judgement on 'Living Will' SC to Modify 'Cumbersome' Guidelines

News 18  

More than four years after its landmark order on passive euthanasia, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday it is for the legislature to enact a law for terminally ill patients choosing to stop treatment but agreed to modify its 2018 guidelines on “Living Will”, an advance medical directive on end of life treatment. Observing that the legislature is much more …

Medical Constitution Court Guidelines Advance Bench Living
Senator who opposed euthanasia to change vote after father's death under Victorian voluntary assisted dying laws
2 years, 3 months ago

Senator who opposed euthanasia to change vote after father's death under Victorian voluntary assisted dying laws

ABC  

A Victorian senator who voted against territories being able to legislate for euthanasia four years ago says her father's death has changed her mind on the practice. Key points: Jane Hume previously opposed giving the ACT and NT the right to legalise euthanasia The Liberal senator says her father's death under assisted-dying laws changed her mind NT senator Malarndirri McCarthy …

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Portugal’s president vetoes 2nd version of euthanasia bill
3 years, 1 month ago

Portugal’s president vetoes 2nd version of euthanasia bill

Associated Press  

LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s president has refused to sign for the second time a parliament-sanctioned bill allowing euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, arguing the wording is imprecise and effectively shelving the piece of legislation until a new parliament and government are chosen early next year. The Constitutional Court rejected it because what it said was a lack of “indispensable rigor.” This …

Portugal Euthanasia Bill Portuguese De Sousa
Portugal’s parliament backs revised bill allowing euthanasia
3 years, 2 months ago

Portugal’s parliament backs revised bill allowing euthanasia

Associated Press  

LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s parliament approved a reworded bill Friday to allow euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill and seriously injured people, after a court blocked the initial version because of what it said was unclear terminology. Most of the court’s judges concluded the wording of the bill was “imprecise” in its definition of the circumstances under which a …

Euthanasia Parliament Backs Bill Portugal
Voluntary euthanasia bill secures overwhelming support in first SA Lower House vote
3 years, 7 months ago

Voluntary euthanasia bill secures overwhelming support in first SA Lower House vote

ABC  

Voluntary euthanasia is another significant step closer to becoming legal in South Australia, after a bill passed its first Lower House hurdle with an overwhelming majority. Key points: House of Assembly members voted 33 to 5 in favour Several MPs shared personal stories as well as messages from constituents Other voiced objections, describing euthanasia as "state-sanctioned killing" The voluntary assisted …

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Chile legislature OKs euthanasia bill, which heads to Senate
3 years, 8 months ago

Chile legislature OKs euthanasia bill, which heads to Senate

Associated Press  

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile’s Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday approved a bill to allow euthanasia and assisted suicide for those over 18. Under the legislation, which was submitted to congress by the center-left opposition in 2014, a person seeking euthanasia would have to be diagnosed by two doctors as having a serious and incurable disease, be conscious when making the …

Euthanasia Chile Legislature
Northern Territory senator Malarndirri McCarthy says it's 'beyond time' for NT to make its own laws on assisted dying
3 years, 11 months ago

Northern Territory senator Malarndirri McCarthy says it's 'beyond time' for NT to make its own laws on assisted dying

ABC  

All four of the Northern Territory's federally elected members want the NT to be able to make its own laws on assisted dying, but a bill passed by the Commonwealth in 1997 is still preventing them from doing so. Key points: The NT in 1995 became the first place in the world to legalise voluntary euthanasia But a federal bill …

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Spain’s parliament votes to legalize euthanasia
4 years ago

Spain’s parliament votes to legalize euthanasia

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spain’s parliament voted Thursday to approve a bill that will allow physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia for long-suffering patients of incurable diseases or unbearable permanent conditions. Spain is following the footsteps of Iberian Peninsula neighbor Portugal, whose parliament approved similar bills to legalize physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia in February. A small group of people gathered outside Madrid’s lower house …

Spain Euthanasia Bill
New Zealand euthanasia bill set to get nod after referendum
4 years, 2 months ago

New Zealand euthanasia bill set to get nod after referendum

Al Jazeera  

New Zealanders were asked to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to a bill allowing the terminally ill to end their lives. Auckland, New Zealand – Voters in New Zealand are expected to have voted “yes” in a referendum to legalise euthanasia when preliminary results are announced on Friday, underlining the measure’s consistent support among the public and the backing of newly …

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Donor law and 'completed life' champion MP Pia Dijkstra to quit politics
4 years, 3 months ago

Donor law and 'completed life' champion MP Pia Dijkstra to quit politics

Dutch News  

D66 MP Pia Dijkstra is quitting politics after the general election in March next year, after initiating landmark donor registration legislation and a bill to facilitate euthanasia for people who consider their life to be complete. Dijkstra’s proposal to make euthanasia available to people who feel they have lived a complete life is controversial and unlikely to become law any …

Dijkstra Quit Politics
Donor law and 'completed life' champion MP Pia Dijkstra to quit politics
4 years, 3 months ago

Donor law and 'completed life' champion MP Pia Dijkstra to quit politics

Dutch News  

D66 MP Pia Dijkstra is quitting politics after the general election in March next year, after initiating landmark donor registration legislation and a bill to facilitate euthanasia for people who consider their life to be complete. Dijkstra’s proposal to make euthanasia available to people who feel they have lived a complete life is controversial and unlikely to become law any …

Dijkstra Quit Politics
Queensland voluntary euthanasia laws to be deferred after October election
4 years, 7 months ago

Queensland voluntary euthanasia laws to be deferred after October election

ABC  

Legislation that would legalise voluntary euthanasia will not be passed by the Queensland Government this term, with the draft legislation to instead be referred to the law reform commission. But Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told parliament this morning the legislation would instead be referred to the Queensland Law Reform Commission for consideration, with an expectation it would respond after the October …

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Research shows 10,000 over-55s have a death wish
4 years, 11 months ago

Research shows 10,000 over-55s have a death wish

Dutch News  

New research commissioned by the Dutch government has found that around 10,000 people of 55 and over have a serious death wish. This group of people’s death wish is serious and the report underlines the need for action.’ De Jonge, a Christian Democrat MP and also deputy prime minister, said government policies should do everything possible to ‘help these people …

Wish De Jonge
Research shows 10,000 over-55s have a death wish
4 years, 11 months ago

Research shows 10,000 over-55s have a death wish

Dutch News  

New research commissioned by the Dutch government has found that around 10,000 people of 55 and over have a serious death wish. This group of people’s death wish is serious and the report underlines the need for action.’ De Jonge, a Christian Democrat MP and also deputy prime minister, said government policies should do everything possible to ‘help these people …

Wish De Jonge
Tasmania news: Tasmania second best performing economy again, Gutwein won't weigh in on euthanasia bill
4 years, 11 months ago

Tasmania news: Tasmania second best performing economy again, Gutwein won't weigh in on euthanasia bill

ABC  

Here's what you need to know today: Tasmania second best performing economy Tasmania has held onto its position as the second best performing economy in the country, the latest Commsec State of the States report shows. But the latest report shows Tasmania's economic position remains strong on the back of strong relative population growth and high dwelling start figures. Gutwein …

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WA surrogacy laws languish in Parliament as attention shifts to voluntary euthanasia
5 years ago

WA surrogacy laws languish in Parliament as attention shifts to voluntary euthanasia

ABC  

Garrett Chapell and Leon McDonald-Chapell always knew their dream of starting a family was going to be difficult, especially in a state that does not allow men to use a surrogate. Key points: WA laws prevent single men and male same-sex couples from using a surrogate A bill to amend the laws was introduced last year, but has stalled in …

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Prosecutor takes dementia patient's euthanasia to Supreme Court
5 years, 3 months ago

Prosecutor takes dementia patient's euthanasia to Supreme Court

NL Times  

The Public Prosecutor filed cassation at the Supreme Court in the case of a nursing home doctor who was recently acquitted of murder for performing euthanasia on a woman with advanced dementia. There are legal questions the Prosecutor wants answered in this case, but it does not want to put the doctor through an appeal so is therefore going directly …

Supreme Court Court Euthanasia Case Woman Doctor This Case
Euthanasia comes to Victoria as Northern Territory's former leader urges 'democratic justice'
5 years, 6 months ago

Euthanasia comes to Victoria as Northern Territory's former leader urges 'democratic justice'

ABC  

More than two decades since Philip Nitschke set fire to the "disgusting, pathetic" bill overturning voluntary euthanasia in the Northern Territory, the region remains in a stranglehold, silenced from even debating the issue. Key points: Former NT chief minister Marshall Perron said he was "delighted" about the Victorian Parliament's decision to legalise voluntary assisted dying Mr Perron said the move …

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Euthanasia support strengthens to nearly 90pc, Vote Compass data shows
5 years, 8 months ago

Euthanasia support strengthens to nearly 90pc, Vote Compass data shows

ABC  

Support amongst Australian voters for voluntary euthanasia has jumped 15 percentage points in the past six years, to almost 90 per cent, according to Vote Compass data. Key points: 90 per cent of Australians support assisted dying for the terminally ill with strong support across all parties Half think people on welfare should be subjected to random drug tests On …

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