IT SEEMS inconceivable that in a happier world of the future no provision should be made for putting out of their misery persons suffering from an excessively painful and incurable disease. We shall ...

TORONTO — Alan Nichols had a history of depression and other medical issues, but none were life-threatening. When the 61-year-old Canadian was hospitalized in June 2019 over fears he might be suicidal ...

Euthanasia is the practice of ending someone’s life to relieve their suffering. Laws governing euthanasia, including which specific methods are acceptable, vary by region. Euthanasia refers to ...

This week New Zealand’s parliamentarians will vote on the third reading of the End of Life Choice Bill. Much public discussion on the merits of euthanasia has centred around the role of the medical ...

This article is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks from the editors of America Media. If Maricarmen had opened the door that day, her daughter would be dead ...

Speculative design highlights many of the questions we still need to ask when it comes to euthanasia. Photographee.eu/Shutterstock Belgian Paralympic athlete Marieke ...

Daniel Eduardo Ostropolsky has been staring into the abyss for years. At first he noticed the changes in his body gradually, week by week: a sudden cramp, weakness in his right hand or some slowness ...

Dr. Menno Oosterhoff leaned forward in his living-room chair, took a sip from his coffee mug, and told me about the first time he ended a patient’s life. She was 18 years old and had been diagnosed ...