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Lord Walton of Detchant, the eminent neurologist who died last month, penned a Select Committee report concerning euthanasia still referred to as the 'gold standard' today
A woman in her 20s who was sexually abused as a child has been euthanized in the Netherlands on the basis of the resultant PTSD
The 5,516 deaths reported in the Netherlands in 2015 would translate to more than 20,000 based on a UK-sized population, as paediatricians press for easier child euthanasia and academics report on euthanasia for psychiatric patients.
Actress, comedienne and campaigner Liz Carr brings a new and dynamic consideration of assisted suicide to the Royal Festival Hall this September
Fifteen months after the Supreme Court ordered federal legislation, the Trudeau government has published its draft bill
Last year's reported 132 assisted suicides in Oregon represented a 24.4% rise on 2014, and would translate to 2,147 for a UK-sized population
Latest figures show a new high for Belgian euthanasia in 2015 - as officials concede that under-reporting means they can't be certain how many lives have been ended
CNK remembers a great advocate, campaigner and friend following his death from cancer on 14 January
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published new guidelines for the clinical care of adults considered to be in the final two or three days of life
Two months on from rejecting assisted suicide as a response to end of life suffering, MPs open a new conversation about improving care and support for dying people
Baroness Finlay's Access to Palliative Care Bill was granted an unopposed second reading following a thoughtful House of Lords debate on 23 October
'A pioneer in palliative care, the United Kingdom maintains cutting-edge services and is the world's best location to receive terminal care and pain-alleviating treatment.'
The politically and culturally significant west coast state becomes the fourth in the US to pass a law permitting physician-assisted suicide
The Outer House of the Court of Session in Edinburgh rules that the law dealing with assisted suicide in Scotland is clear, consistent and not in need of clarification
Considering the Assisted Dying (No. 2) Bill, MPs spoke on a wide range of principled and practical objections. Read a selection of these now
Defeat of the Marris Assisted Dying Bill - some reflections on how MPs voted
Latest cuts in prescribing proven cancer drugs could well steer people toward assisted suicide if Marris Bill passes
A timely reminder for those weary of continually revived 'assisted dying' proposals that the defences we return to are no less valid - and that 'dignity' may have been hijacked, but it has not been redefined