As lawmakers debate right-to-life issues around the world, the Vatican says euthanasia and assisted suicide are “intrinsically evil” acts. By Elisabetta Povoledo The Vatican on Tuesday ...

Many people use the terms “assisted dying”, “assisted suicide” and “euthanasia” interchangeably. But, technically, these phrases can have different meanings. Assisted dying (sometimes ...

LONDON --Euthanasia has become a common way to die in the Netherlands, accounting for 4.5 percent of deaths, according to researchers who say requests are increasing from people who aren't ...

Euthanasia appears in the news usually as a result of a legal or ethical controversy surrounding the legality or illegality of its application. Most recently, though, it's getting attention ...

LONDON — A court in the Netherlands on Wednesday acquitted a doctor who had been accused of unlawful euthanasia for administering a lethal injection to a patient with dementia, a case that ...

This photograph shows the Sarco suicide capsule, a potential tool in euthanasia, in Zurich on July 17, 2024. The 3-D printed coffin-like Sarco suicide machine, can be activated from the inside by ...

Euthanasia was supposed be the exception to the rule, but Canada has become a case study in how euthanasia is virtually impossible to confine once legalized. Enjoy the latest local, national and ...

As the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying prepares to resume special hearings, Prime Time's Louise Byrne reports from Belgium and the Netherlands, where euthanasia has been legal for two ...