In 1999, Michigan's own Jack Kevorkian (nicknamed "Dr. Death") was convicted of murder after admitting assisting in the ...

The four-bill package would require two oral requests 15 days apart, a written request with witnesses, and criminal penalties ...

A society once strongly Roman Catholic has rejected the church’s prohibition on euthanasia, with many instead viewing control ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the law in February, and it is poised to take effect in August.

The Issue: Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to make assisted suicide legal in New York State. Our most fundamental right, the right to life, refers to the right to take all the actions necessary to ...

Disability-rights plaintiffs seek to block New York's aid-in-dying law, arguing it discriminates against terminally ill ...

A Canadian actress and comedian is seeking a medically assisted suicide after a long-term battle with several crippling mental health issues, according to reports. Claire Brosseau, 48, is suing for ...

Three recent articles in the British Journal of Psychiatry 1-3 discuss whether the criteria for medical assistance in dying for physical diseases (MAiD-PD) should differ from those for medical ...

As concerns about legalising voluntary assisted dying recede, pressure to broaden eligibility is likely to grow. To assess such proposals, we need to reconsider the arguments used to justify assisted ...