Response of the Health Committee to Petition 2014/18 of Hon. Maryan Street and Others. On 2 August 2017 the Health … Read More
Washington State – legalised physician-assisted suicide in 2016.
Deaths from PAS show a 15.7 per cent increase on 2015 Washington State has published its report on the operation of its … Read More
Physician-assisted suicide in California – The first data.
California has published data for the first half year of its 2016 End of Life.Options law. The California Department of … Read More
What news from the Golden State?
California seems to be headed in a similar direction to Oregon The report, issued this week by the California Department of … Read More
Canada and euthanasia.
Canada’s MAID law seems to be following the example of The Netherlands and Belgium The first official data have been published on … Read More
Interim report issued on Canada’s ‘Medical Assistance in Dying’ Law.
Over 800 deaths from euthanasia in first six months The Government of Canada has published an interim report on the operation of … Read More
Euthanasia for people who have lost decision-making capacity?
Another amendment to Oregon’s ‘Death with Dignity Act’ has been proposed Last week an amendment to Oregon’s ‘Death with Dignity Act’ (DWDA) … Read More
What news from abroad? The latest report from Oregon.
A change in the upward trend? Or just a pause? The Public Health Division of the Oregon Health Authority has … Read More
Physician-assisted suicide in Oregon in 2016.
Oregon publishes data relating to legalised assisted suicide in 2016 The Oregon Health Authority has published its statistical analysis of … Read More
South African High Court Order on assisted suicide overruled.
South Africa’s Supreme Court has upheld a Government Appeal against a 2015 High Court Order allowing assisted suicide. The Supreme … Read More