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Switzerland

David Goodall, 104, ends his life in Switzerland

David Goodall's death on Thursday (May 10) has reignited a debate about assisted-dying laws.

10/05/2018

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09/05/2018

Switzerland

'Ready to die' - Australia's oldest scientist arrives for Swiss assisted suicide

104-year-old David Goodall has landed in Switzerland ahead of his planned euthanasia this week

08/05/2018

Australia

Australian scientist, 104, to fly to Switzerland for assisted death

David Goodall has reignited a national euthanasia debate by seeking to put an end to his life even though he has no terminal illness.

30/04/2018

Italy

Italians win right to refuse end-of-life care

14/12/2017

Italy

Italy: assisted dying debate reignited

The case of Fabiano Antoniani has reignited the debate about assisted suicide in Italy.

28/02/2017

Italy

Italy: tetraplegic DJ stirs up euthanasia debate by assisted suicide in Switzerland

An Italian DJ commits assisted suicide in Switzerland as MPs in Rome once again delay talks on a 'living will' law.

27/02/2017

Belgium

Can a child choose euthanasia?

In September, a 17-year old became the first child to be euthanised under Belgian law.

25/10/2016

South Africa

Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 85 saying he wants 'assisted death'

The veteran anti-apartheid campaigner is backing assisted dying for terminally ill people, which is opposed by his own Anglican church.

07/10/2016

Belgium

17-year-old becomes first minor to die by euthanasia in Belgium

It is the first time rules adopted in Belgium in 2014 have been applied. They allow for the doctor-assisted deaths of minors with incurable conditions.

17/09/2016

Belgium

Paralympian of the year Marieke Vervoort will choose euthanasia, but not yet...

Marieke Vervoort was named Paralympian of the year in both 2012 and 2015, but that’s not what the media were focussing on ahead of the Belgian’s arrival in Rio.

12/09/2016

Belgium

Belgium's Marieke Vervoort: I don't want to die ... yet

Marieke Vervoort told reporters after winning silver in the 400m wheelchair race that she's not ready yet for euthanasia.

12/09/2016

Greece

A.Velios : "I and my death, the right to euthanasia"

“Death is like a wall.

10/08/2016

Germany

Germany parliament votes to criminalise commercial euthanasia

07/11/2015

United Kingdom

"Right to die" law rejected by British parliament

MPs have rejected plans for a right to die in England and Wales in their first vote on the issue in almost 20 years. In a free vote in the Commons

11/09/2015

France

France: Vincent Lambert case sparks fresh debate on right-to-die

The row over whether French tetraplegic, Vincent Lambert, should be allowed to live or die has reached a new impasse, with doctors deciding he should

23/07/2015

France

France can take man off life support following court decision

The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a decision by France's highest legal body to allow doctors take a man, in a coma since 2008, off life support.

05/06/2015

France

France passes 'deep sleep' bill for end of life patients

French MPs have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the deep sleep bill. The draft law would allow terminally ill patients to opt for a deep sedation until they die.

17/03/2015

France

France: Controversial draft law revives euthanasia debate

French legislators have started debating a draft law which could take the country a step closer to legalising euthanasia. It’s brought campaigners

10/03/2015

Canada

Canada overturns ban on doctor-assisted suicide

In a unanimous decision, Canada's Supreme Court has reversed a ruling it made in 1993

06/02/2015