Uruguay legalizes euthanasia
- 16-Oct-2025
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay: Uruguay on Wednesday legalized euthanasia, becoming one of the first countries in Latin America and among a dozen worldwide to allow assisted suicide. The small South American country has a long history of passing socially liberal laws, legalizing marijuana, same-sex marriage and abortion long before most others. On Wednesday, euthanasia was added to […]
Germany reopens painful debate on assisted suicide
- 16-Apr-2019
Lawmakers had passed the so-called Paragraph 217 in November 2015.
Australia scientist, 104, heads to Switzerland for assisted dying
- 30-Apr-2018
Australia's oldest scientist, who caused a stir when his university tried to vacate his office aged 102, will fly to Switzerland in early May to end his life, reigniting a national euthanasia debate.
‘Right to die with dignity’: India’s top court permits mercy killing
- 09-Mar-2018
NEW DELHI: Individuals have a right to die with dignity, India’s Supreme Court said on Friday in a landmark verdict that permits the removal of life-support systems for the terminally ill or those in incurable comas. Passive euthanasia, as it is called, will apply only to a terminally ill person with no hope of recovery, […]
Belgian Paralympian: ready for euthanasia — but not yet
- 12-Sep-2016
RIO DE JANEIRO: Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort, who shocked and saddened the world with her revelation that she wants to be euthanized, says she's not ready to die quite yet.