The country is divided over a law that would allow patients suffering from mental health illnesses to apply for assisted death.
Tag: Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Police Investigate About 100 Suicides Linked To Canadian Man
The Canadian police charged Kenneth Law with aiding 14 suicides, including that of Ashtyn Prosser, and 88 other deaths are being reviewed by Britain’s National Crime Agency.
A Yale Professor Suggested Mass Suicide for Old People in Japan. What Did He Mean?
Yusuke Narita says he is mainly addressing a growing effort to revamp Japan’s age-based hierarchies. Still, he has pushed the country’s hottest button.
Is Choosing Medically Assisted Death Too Easy in Canada?
Since the government expanded the eligibility for assisted death last year to include those with disabilities, critics have been saying there should be more checks and balances.
Chie Hayakawa Imagines a Japan Where the Elderly Volunteer to Die
The premise for Chie Hayakawa’s film, “Plan 75,” is shocking: a government push to euthanize the elderly. In a rapidly aging society, some also wonder: Is the movie prescient?
Federico Carboni Becomes Italy’s First Assisted Suicide
The man, Federico Carboni, overcame a series of legal and bureaucratic challenges before ending his life.
A 3-D Printed Pod Inflames the Assisted Suicide Debate
The pod, known as Sarco, was conceived as a way for people to end their lives without involving a doctor. A plan to introduce it in Switzerland has raised alarm even among right-to-die advocates.
Spanish Lawmakers Pass Bill Allowing Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
The draft law goes to the Senate, where it is likely to pass. The country would join a handful of others allowing terminally ill patients to obtain aid to end their lives.
New Zealand Voters Approve Euthanasia but Reject Legal Cannabis in Referendum
Proponents of legalizing cannabis voiced anger at Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who revealed only after the referendum that she supported it.
Netherlands to Allow Doctors to Help End Lives of Terminally Ill Children
Hugo de Jonge, the Dutch health minister, said that “incurably ill” children ages 1 to 12 should be able to die with the help of a doctor.