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On his last day, CJI DY Chandrachud gave relief to parents seeking euthanasia for son

The parents of 30-year-old Harish Rana, who has been in a vegetative state for over 13 years following a severe head injury, have finally received much-needed relief after the intervention of former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on his last working day, reported India Today. Former Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud provided relief to parents in his …

India Life Court Euthanasia Care Son Rana

6 months ago

'Death capsule' deemed the 'Tesla of euthanasia' 'could be used for assisted suicides in Switzerland for the first time this month'

Daily Mail

A 'death capsule' designed to carry out assisted suicides is due to be used for the first time this month, Swiss media reports. The Sarco, short for sarcophagus, would enable the euthanasia patient inside it to press a button and die 'within seconds', according to the company behind it, Exit Switzerland. Its creator, controversial assisted dying advocate Dr Philip Nitschke, …

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9 months ago

France is proposing to allow terminally ill patients to take lethal medication

Associated Press

PARIS — France’s government presented a bill Wednesday to allow adults with terminal cancer or other incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demands grow for legal options for aid in dying. To benefit from the newly proposed measure, patients would need to be over 18 and be French citizens or live in France, Health Minister Catherine Vautrin said …

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9 months ago

Euthanasia Debate | The case against legalisation of euthanasia in India

Hindustan Times

In light of the recent case involving the 28-year-old Dutch woman who chose to end her life due to her struggles with depression, autism and personality disorder, it is crucial to not only address the concerns surrounding euthanasia but also to explore potential solutions to prevent similar tragedies in the future. As a mental health professional, my perspective on whether …

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10 months ago

France’s Macron announces Bill for assisted dying

The Hindu

French President Emmanuel Macron will present a Bill on assisted dying to go before parliament in May, he said in an interview published by French media on March 10. The move could make France the next European country to legalise euthanasia for the terminally ill, following a long consultation with a committee of French citizens on "active assistance to dying". …

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11 months ago

Ecuador's high court decriminalizes euthanasia, following a lawsuit by a terminally ill patient

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ecuador’s high court on Wednesday …

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11 months ago

Ecuador’s high court decriminalizes euthanasia, following a lawsuit by a terminally ill patient

Associated Press

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s high court on Wednesday decriminalized euthanasia and ordered lawmakers and health officials to draft rules and regulations for the procedure. The decision of Ecuador’s Constitutional Court came in response to a lawsuit from a terminally ill woman diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS, who had argued that she should be allowed to have …

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2 years ago

‘It’s meaningful work’: The doctor who performs euthanasia in Canada — and the doctor who refuses

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But now, she visits her grandkids every week, …

Health Canada Euthanasia Mental Illness Work Patients Resources

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

3 years, 2 months ago

Family blast ‘disrespectful’ secretive decision to refuse Colombian ALS sufferer’s euthanasia at the last moment

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A family has blasted …

Colombia Decision Martha Colombian Ms Sepúlveda

3 years, 3 months ago

Death, interrupted: Colombia’s Martha Sepúlveda was set to be the country’s first non-terminal patient to die from euthanasia, until she wasn’t

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Prior to the weekend announcement, Ms Sepúlveda’s attorney, …

Colombia Sepúlveda Ms Sepúlveda Noticias Caracol

3 years, 3 months ago

‘I’m at peace’: Martha Sepúlveda is set to become Colombia’s first non-terminal patient to die from euthanasia

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I might be a coward, but I don’t …

Colombia Catholic Sepúlveda Ms Sepúlveda Noticias Caracol

3 years, 4 months ago

Freedom To Die: A Look At Active Euthanasia's Position In The Indian Legal System

Live Law

Active euthanasia or voluntary euthanasia, sometimes also known as aggressive euthanasia is the act of voluntarily administering substances by a physician with the patient's consent which is capable of ending the patient's life thereby putting an end to their suffering which has led them to the decision to die in the first place. Laws Of Other Countries Allowing Active Euthanasia …

Consent Netherlands Life Suicide Euthanasia Indian Patients

4 years, 2 months ago

Euthanasia for people with dementia remains a minefield

Dutch News

Granting people with dementia the right to ask for euthanasia when they are still capable of making the decision will free doctors from the task of taking the decision for them, says Klaas Rozemond, associate professor of criminal law at Amsterdam’s VU University. Once again, a medical disciplinary board has said the actions of a doctor involved in the euthanasia …

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4 years, 4 months ago

'Right to Die': Frenchman to Livestream His Death after President Turns Down Request for Euthanasia

News 18

A Frenchman who is suffering from an incurable condition said Friday he plans to livestream his death on social media as he refuses to take food, drink or medicine after President Emmanuel Macron turned down his request for euthanasia. “Because I am not above the law, I am not able to comply with your request,” Macron said in a letter …

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4 years, 8 months ago

Dutch court approves euthanasia in advanced dementia cases

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Netherlands’ highest court ruled Tuesday that doctors can carry out euthanasia in patients with advanced dementia if the patient has earlier made a written directive. Dutch euthanasia advocacy group NVVE welcomed the ruling, saying in a statement that the decision should help doctors “to feel strengthened and supported if they want to carry out euthanasia …

Supreme Court Dutch Netherlands Euthanasia Dementia Patient

4 years, 8 months ago

Euthanasia allowed for dementia patients who gave prior consent: Supreme Court

NL Times

A doctor may administer euthanasia to a patient with advanced dementia, even if they no longer have the mental acuity to confirm a previous written request to do so, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in a case brought by the Public Prosecutor in order to get a clearer explanation of the euthanasia law. When a patient is suffering hopelessly …

Supreme Court Court Dementia Doctor Supreme Euthanasia Allowed

5 years, 4 months ago

Doctor acquitted of murder in euthanasia for dementia patient

NL Times

The court in The Hague acquitted a nursing home doctor of patient's murder. The now-retired doctor was careful and followed the euthanasia protocol established in Dutch law when she performed euthanasia on a woman in the advanced stages of dementia, the court said in a statement. While she was still lucid, the woman made a declaration that she did not …

Euthanasia Woman Doctor Patient

5 years, 4 months ago

Doctor who euthanised dementia sufferer stands trial in first case of its kind

Dutch News

A geriatric doctor who helped a nursing home patient with severe dementia die is appearing in court on Monday in the first case of its kind in the Netherlands. ‘This case addresses important legal issues regarding the termination of life of dementia patients,’ the public prosecution department said in a statement at the time. The case centres on a 74-year-old …

Euthanasia Dementia Case Doctor

5 years, 4 months ago

Doctor who euthanised dementia sufferer stands trial in first case of its kind

Dutch News

A geriatric doctor who helped a nursing home patient with severe dementia die is appearing in court on Monday in the first case of its kind in the Netherlands. ‘This case addresses important legal issues regarding the termination of life of dementia patients,’ the public prosecution department said in a statement at the time. The case centres on a 74-year-old …

Euthanasia Dementia Case Doctor

5 years, 4 months ago

First ever trial against euthanasia doctor starts in Den Haag

NL Times

A doctor is standing trial in the court of The Hague on Monday for performing euthanasia on a patient with advanced dementia. While she was still lucid, the woman made a declaration that she did not want to end up in a nursing home and wanted euthanasia when she considered it was the "right time". In 2016 the Ministry of …

Law Euthanasia Dementia Case This Case Nos Doctor Starts

5 years, 5 months ago

Australian cancer patient becomes 1st person to use euthanasia law

Deccan Chronicle

Sydney: A 61-year-old cancer patient has become the first person in over two decades to die under controversial assisted dying laws in Australia, a charity said. Kerry Robertson died in July, three months after the mother-of-two ceased treatment for metastatic breast cancer, the support group Go Gentle Australia said on Sunday. Robertson, who ended her life in the southeastern town …

5 years, 7 months ago

Global media misreports Dutch teen author’s death as “legal euthanasia”

NL Times

A number of international news outlets reported the death of Dutch teen author Noa Pothoven as "legal euthanasia", though this apparently was not the case. According to the Dutch government, “euthanasia” is defined as a doctor administering a fatal dose of a medication to a patient to put an end to unbearable and hopeless suffering. “Physician-assisted suicide” is defined as …

Treatment Dutch Suicide Euthanasia Patient Noa Dutch Law

6 years ago

Person in persistent vegetative state not experimental object: Former CJI Misra on euthanasia

India Today

Former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Monday said a terminally ill patient or a person in persistent vegetative state should not be made an "experimental object". On March 9, a five judge bench headed by the then chief justice of India, Dipak Misra, had recognised that a terminally ill patient or a person in persistent vegetative state can …

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On his last day, CJI DY Chandrachud gave relief to parents seeking euthanasia for son

'Death capsule' deemed the 'Tesla of euthanasia' 'could be used for assisted suicides in Switzerland for the first time this month'

France is proposing to allow terminally ill patients to take lethal medication

Euthanasia Debate | The case against legalisation of euthanasia in India

France’s Macron announces Bill for assisted dying

Ecuador's high court decriminalizes euthanasia, following a lawsuit by a terminally ill patient

Ecuador’s high court decriminalizes euthanasia, following a lawsuit by a terminally ill patient

‘It’s meaningful work’: The doctor who performs euthanasia in Canada — and the doctor who refuses

Portugal’s president vetoes 2nd version of euthanasia bill

Family blast ‘disrespectful’ secretive decision to refuse Colombian ALS sufferer’s euthanasia at the last moment

Death, interrupted: Colombia’s Martha Sepúlveda was set to be the country’s first non-terminal patient to die from euthanasia, until she wasn’t

‘I’m at peace’: Martha Sepúlveda is set to become Colombia’s first non-terminal patient to die from euthanasia

Freedom To Die: A Look At Active Euthanasia's Position In The Indian Legal System

Euthanasia for people with dementia remains a minefield

'Right to Die': Frenchman to Livestream His Death after President Turns Down Request for Euthanasia

Dutch court approves euthanasia in advanced dementia cases

Euthanasia allowed for dementia patients who gave prior consent: Supreme Court

Doctor acquitted of murder in euthanasia for dementia patient

Doctor who euthanised dementia sufferer stands trial in first case of its kind

Doctor who euthanised dementia sufferer stands trial in first case of its kind

First ever trial against euthanasia doctor starts in Den Haag

Australian cancer patient becomes 1st person to use euthanasia law

Global media misreports Dutch teen author’s death as “legal euthanasia”

Person in persistent vegetative state not experimental object: Former CJI Misra on euthanasia