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A woman in her 80s was euthanized in Ontario, Canada, after telling medical staff she wanted to live and receive hospice care, according to a review board, which said her death was approved and carried out the same day after her husband requested a second assessment.
Illinois will soon allow doctors to prescribe lethal drugs to terminally ill patients and become the next state to legalize physician-assisted suicide, igniting backlash from faith leaders who warn of a slippery slope toward death on demand.
Uruguay’s Senate has given final approval to a law legalizing euthanasia, five years after the debate first began.
"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling has opened up about her religious beliefs and acknowledged that she has a "God-shaped vacuum" in her heart that she could take to the grave. She also voiced opposition to euthanasia and marijuana use.
A narrow majority of people in the United States believe that physician-assisted suicide is “morally acceptable,” according to a recent report from Lifeway Research.
Euthanasia and assisted suicide cases in New Zealand have risen by more than a third in the past year.
Christians and disability advocates are speaking out against a U.K. government impact assessment that claims the legalization of assisted suicide for the terminally ill could save the U.K.’s National Health Service up to $79 million (£59.6 million) annually.
