The criminal law and professional medical ethics have long held it wrong for physicians
intentionally to kill patients who request it (voluntary euthanasia or VE) or to assist them in …

The death by assisted suicide in Switzerland of Australian Dr. John Elliott, in early 2007 has
highlighted the inadequacy of the law pertaining to medical decisions at end-of-life, both …

It is not surprising to see some seat-shifting now occurring within the medical profession in
response to this wave of change. There is becoming evident an appeal to another moral …

The debate on legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide has a broad range of participants
including physicians, scholars in ethics and health law, politicians, and the general public. It …

" Whether the law should permit voluntary euthanasia and/or physician-assisted suicide is
one of the most weighty and controversial questions facing modern societies. Internationally …

Many people who oppose the legalisation of euthanasia and/or physician assisted suicide
argue that to do so would increase the risk of abuse of people when they are most …

The key to the euthanasia debate lies in how best to regulate what doctors do. Opponents of
euthanasia frequently warn of the possible negative consequences of legalising physician …

Although there has been much debate about the immorality or moral permissibility of
physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia separately, there is little discussion …

Ethical and legal debates over ending life are inescapably emotive, controversial and
complex. It is, however, increasingly urgent to resolve the debate over the legalization or …

In 2001 The Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalize euthanasia and, along
with it, assisted suicide. Various safeguards were put in place to show who should qualify …