The Vatican on Tuesday reiterated the Roman Catholic Church’s opposition to assisted suicide and euthanasia, which it called “intrinsically evil” acts, “in every situation or circumstance.” ...

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 ...

The Netherlands’ regional euthanasia review committees reported that there were 5,516 deaths due to euthanasia in 2015. That is out of a total of around 147,000 - 148,000 deaths in the ...

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 again ...

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 ...

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 ...