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'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
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.
Italians win right to refuse end-of-life care
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Italy: assisted dying debate reignited
The case of Fabiano Antoniani has reignited the debate about assisted suicide in 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.
Can a child choose euthanasia?
In September, a 17-year old became the first child to be euthanised under Belgian law.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A.Velios : "I and my death, the right to euthanasia"
“Death is like a wall.
Germany parliament votes to criminalise commercial euthanasia
"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
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
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.
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.
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
Canada overturns ban on doctor-assisted suicide
In a unanimous decision, Canada's Supreme Court has reversed a ruling it made in 1993
