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Marie Fleming loses appeal challenging Irish ban on assisted suicide

Irish Supreme Court rules that there is 'no explicit right to commit suicide, or to determine the time of one's own death' in Ireland's Constitution.

‘L’ drops anonymity in Nicklinson appeal

Paul Lamb's tragic personal circumstances must not blind us to the deadly consequences of undermining the murder law

4,620% increase in Belgian euthanasia cases in ten years since legalisation

Recently released figures give a stunning image of the effects of incremental extension

Octogenarian set to become first Briton suffering from dementia to end life at Dignitas

Psychiatrist who supplied report to man with dementia so he could kill himself at Dignitas needs to be investigated by the police

Things are moving at a frightening pace in Belgium

Fresh warning sounded to UK as euthanasia deaths increase by 25% in Belgium in just one year

Amour: a dangerously seductive piece of pro-euthanasia propaganda

Critics reassess 'Amour' in the wake of its awards season prominence

Landmark Irish ‘right to die’ case is based on flawed assumption

Marie Fleming's appeal before Dublin's Supreme Court is based on a failure to understand the law's basis and intention

BBC3’s ‘Way to Go’: review

BBC's assisted suicide comedy highlights breadth of dangers associated with assisted suicide, but fails to prove subject matter's artistic merit.

Warning sounded to UK as Oregon assisted suicide deaths hit record high

As the next Westminster bill is prepared, we look at the awful lessons of its inspiration

New Assisted Suicide Bill set to come before the House of Lords in May

Lord Falconer has announced the latest attempt to press assisted suicide on Westminster

Belgian twins’ euthanasia, and what it represents

Just the latest step in an escalation of euthanasia which is badly out of control

BBC’s latest comedy offering: assisted suicide

Another example of institutional bias, a welcome opening of debate - or just plain bad taste?

Health professionals and organisations misusing LCP should be reported to regulators, says CQC

'regulators need to be informed if any person believes the implementation of the LCP to be inappropriate'

Euthanasia is out of control in Belgium – new ten year review

Report on the first decade of legalised euthanasia exposes 'the absence of any effective control'

Amour – an award winning film with a sting in the tail

Positive protrayals of euthanasia in cinema have a long history

Liverpool Care Pathway: next steps

We look at what Care Minister Norman Lamb's 'far-reaching' review could mean, and where it should lead.

BBC Panorama findings will heighten calls for review of Tony Bland judgement

An uncommunicative, severely brain-injured patient has been able to give answers clinically relevant to their care

Defeat for pro-euthanasia lobby as Massachusetts rejects assisted suicide on ballot

The US state of Massachusetts voted 51-49 in a referendum last night to reject the legalisation of assisted suicide.