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France's National Assembly backs assisted dying bill on first reading

The bill, which received 305 votes in favour and 199 against, will be sent to the Senate for further debate but a definitive vote on the measure could take months.

Healthcare

Tuscany becomes Italy’s first region to approve assisted suicide

The decision could face a challenge from Italy's far-right-led government.

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No, UK isn't offering 'cash bonuses' to euthanise the elderly

The bizarre claims have sprung off the back of MPs' approval of a bill which would legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales, subject to approval from two doctors and a judge.

Health news

What patients who opt for medically assisted dying have in common

Patients with ALS or cancer were more likely to choose assisted dying regardless of where they lived, a study found.

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Healthcare

Where in Europe are assisted suicide and euthanasia legal?

There are just a few European countries that allow some form of assisted suicide. Here’s a look at where they are as the UK considers new legislation.

Healthcare

UK MPs vote in favour of assisted dying bill after tense debate

A contentious bill allowing terminally ill adults to end their lives has fractured traditional party lines and left some MPs in disagreement with their colleagues.

Health news

UK's assisted dying bill: What does it propose?

The proposed assisted dying bill will be debated and voted on by the UK Parliament on 29 November.

Healthcare

New UK law may legalise euthanasia for terminally ill people

Assisted dying might be legalised for people in England and Wales if a new bill passes the UK Parliament.

Health news

Suspected death in Sarco 'suicide capsule' prompts Swiss police probe

The legality of using the 3D-printed device for its intended purpose of helping assisted dying is being questioned by authorities in Switzerland.

Culture news

Could Almodóvar's 'pro-euthanasia' film lead to legislative change?

Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar won the Golden Lion at this year's Venice Film Festival for his first English-language feature 'The Room Next Door'. The film deals with a topic that is still taboo for many: euthanasia. Can the film - or any film - engender changes to policy?

Culture news

Venice 2024: 'The Room Next Door' - Almodóvar takes on life and death

Almodóvar's first English-language feature film is a powerful portrait of life, death and the unbreakable bonds that help us to navigate it all. At the same time, there's a sense some emotional authenticity got lost in translation.

Culture news

Venice 2024: Pedro Almodóvar's new film 'is in favour of euthanasia’

Returning to the Lido this year after 2021’s 'Parallel Mothers', Pedro Almodóvar's English-language debut stars Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore as two friends who confront life, death, and the controversial topic of euthanasia.

Earth News

'Massacre law': Activists up in arms over Turkey's new stray dog rules

Local mayors who do not enforce the law could be put in prison for two years.

Healthcare

France marks shift towards assisted dying with new 'aid in dying' law

Emmanuel Macron has announced new legislation to legalise "aid in dying" that will allow adults facing end-of-life illness to take lethal medication.

Russia

Race to rescue stray dogs in Russia after new euthanasia law

Volunteers in Buryatia, near the Russia-Mongolia border, say they've rehomed some 600 animals to other regions.

Euronews Witness

Has Belgium become a haven for people wanting to end their life?

While euthanasia is legal in Belgium, increasing numbers of patients from neighbouring countries, particularly France, are seeking to end their lives there.

World News

Portugal's parliament has passed a bill legalising euthanasia

Portugal's parliament has passed a bill legalising euthanasia after an intense debate including a veto by the country's president.

Earth News

Chimps still loose in Swedish zoo after escaping their enclosure

The zoo says three chimps had to be shot dead because they posed a threat to human safety.

Health news

Where in Europe is assisted dying legal?

Portugal's parliament has again voted to decriminalise euthanasia, and France is debating it. How do laws on assisted suicide compare across Europe?

France

France launches national debate on legalising euthanasia

The discussion could lead to a change in French law by the end of 2023.