Reflections on Assisted Suicide in the UK It has been a very interesting experience to debate assisted suicide here in the UK. I had in-depth exchanges with three different advocates, one a Member of the Scottish Parliament, one a bioethicist from, I believe, the University of Glasgow, and Dr. Libby Wilson, the head of an assisted suicide advocacy group here, who was apparently charged with assisting the suicide of someone using the helium method–although she says she merely talked on the phone about it.

New Hampshire Committee Votes Against Assisted-Suicide Bill A House Judiciary Committee in New Hampshire voted 14-3 on Tuesday to recommend against the Legislature voting on a bill that would allow terminally ill patients over 18 to get lethal prescription drugs.

Assisted suicide is not a tick-box exercise Guidelines on assisted suicide risk being misinterpreted and are not fit for purpose.

The great Canadian euthanasia debate Parliament will soon vote on a private member's bill to legalize euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, subject to safeguards. And the Quebec College of Physicians has just endorsed euthanasia in some circumstances and is calling for Criminal Code amendments to protect doctors who hasten the death of suffering patients when those patients face “imminent and inevitable death.”

NH Committee Votes Against Assisted Suicide Bill A bill to legalize assisted suicide in New Hampshire lost key backing Tuesday from a legislative committee when both supporters and opponents joined forces to reject it.

Dying GP urges new law on assisted suicide A best-selling GP author who is dying from cancer has made an impassioned plea for a rethink on assisted suicide. Dr Ann McPherson is the GP behind the million-selling book Diary of a Teenage Health Freak and the DIPEx patient support charity. She is also terminally ill with advanced pancreatic cancer, and believes people suffering as she is must be given the option of an assisted death.

Doctors voice concerns over DPP’s assisted suicide policy Leading doctors fear that fellow practitioners could help someone kill themselves but avoid prosecution under proposed guidance on prosecuting assisted suicide cases.

Panel debates Montana’s assisted suicide stance In September, debates about the constitutionality of physician-assisted suicide took off in the Montana Supreme Court in Helena. A panel of ethicists and professors discussed the issue in the Gallagher Business Building Monday night.

Let's give elderly the legal right to die at home, says Health Secretary The elderly and terminally ill could get the legal right to die at home rather than in hospital under plans to be unveiled today. At present more than 80 per cent of people express a wish to die in the comfort of their own home surrounded by family and friends. But 60 per cent end up dying in hospital. Under the proposals to be outlined by Health Secretary Andy Burnham, families would be able to sue their NHS trust if they failed to respect their loved one's last wishes.

Our great doctors will kill off the euthanasia lobby It will be doctors who kill off the nasty and sinister attempt of Law Lords to introduce euthanasia to the UK through Parliament’s back door, mark my words.

Overwhelming support for the right-to-die campaign A new poll has found that most people support legislation proposed by Margo MacDonald, the independent MSP, who wants to give terminally ill people the right to bring about their death with the help of a doctor.

Condemned to life Veteran actress Orna Porat was recently offered a part in a student film. She was asked to play a sick woman who finds the means to end her life and thus avoid prolonged suffering. However, she misses the window of opportunity and ends up attached to a ventilator, unable to commit suicide.

Hospital staff 'fail patients in dying days' Four out of 10 patients admitted to hospital close to the end of their lives received poor care from the NHS, a report says today.

Euthanasia bill voted down Tasmania's Parliament has voted down a bill giving terminally ill people the right to end their lives.

Doctors endorse euthanasia in "exceptional cases" The Quebec College of Physicians has taken a formal position endorsing euthanasia "in certain exceptional situations."

Euthanasia supporters worry about misuse A majority of Canadians strongly in favour of legalized euthanasia are still concerned that the sick, disabled and elderly could be put to death without consent, a new poll has found.

MSPs ‘out of touch’ over assisted suicide In three weeks’ time, politicians will get their first look at Margo MacDonald’s private member’s bill to legalise assisted suicide in Scotland. Details of the proposed legislation are being kept under wraps, but the independent MSP has won cross-party backing for her right-to-die bill to be debated in parliament, ushering in the possibility that it could become law as early as next spring.

Two thirds of voters back assisted suicide Two-thirds of Scots believe that the law should be changed to allow assisted suicide, a poll for The Sunday Times has revealed.

Next Debate on Canada Bill to Legalize Assisted Suicide Pushed to December The next debate on the bill in the Canadian Parliament that would legalize assisted suicide has been pushed backed to December. The news comes after a new poll showing Canadians have strong concerns about how the legislation would adversely affect the elderly and disabled.

Dorset mum of severely disabled boy defends right-to-die approach A Dorset mother who wants her nine-year-old son to be allowed to pass away peacefully has added her voice to the right-to-die debate.