Judiciary shouldn't decide how we die Parliament has for 48 years avoided debating assisted suicide: it must stop relying on principled distortions of the Suicide Act

Senior Liberal Democrat Vince Cable has become the latest high-profile MP to declare his opposition to any legalisation of assisted suicide.

Opponents of assisted suicide are in a minority Faith drives those who are against it, while most of the rest of us favour change.

‘My brother took his own life at Dignitas — his life was in torment' Memories of John Close’s last day are etched on the mind of his sister, Lesley.

MPs back doctors' right to help their patients die More than half of MPs believe that the law should be changed to allow doctors to help terminally ill patients to die without fear of prosecution, according to a new poll.

Christian doctors in boycott of 'back-door euthanasia' Thousands of Christian doctors have boycotted a public consultation on assisted suicide. They fear a 'slippery slope' to legalising euthanasia without Parliamentary approval.

This looming ageing crisis needs some grown-up solutions It could be as serious a threat as climate change, yet so far politicians have barely considered what needs to be done about our aging population.

Establishing specialized health services for professional consultation in euthanasia: experiences in the Netherlands and Belgium The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg have adopted laws decriminalizing euthanasia under strict conditions of prudent practice. These laws stipulate, among other things, that the attending physician should consult an independent colleague to judge whether the substantive criteria of due care have been met. In this context initiatives were taken in the Netherlands and Belgium to establish specialized services providing such consultants: Support and Consultation for Euthanasia in the Netherlands (SCEN) and Life End Information Forum (LEIF) in Belgium.

Euthanasia law is no cure-all for Dutch doctors It used to be that the doctor ruled over the death bed; now he has to take the patient's wishes into account. Anthropologist and lawyer Anne-Marie The about the Dutch euthanasia law in practice.

My parents had planned their deaths The tragic Co Fermanagh couple found dead earlier this week had planned their deaths a long time ago, their son has revealed. Dr James Barbour said his father Bill, a former grammar school teacher who was found drowned in an Enniskillen lough on Wednesday, had left a note on their back door saying the couple had “lived too long”.

Exclusive: Change law, says man who helped wife die A husband who helped his bedridden wife to kill herself just days before their 40th wedding anniversary has spoken of his anguish and called for a system in Britain to help those in a similar position.

Assisted suicide should never be just another choice There are some concerns and arguments that never make the headlines as much as the financial crisis or MPs’ expenses, perhaps because we would rather ignore them. Assisted suicide is one of those debates. To help someone to kill their self is a criminal offence.

Euthanasia bill defeated in Tasmania Greens leader Nick McKim has vowed to keep fighting to legalise euthanasia, after his Bill was voted down in the Tasmanian Parliament last month.

Researcher to Dutch Government: Allow Euthanasia for Newborns Based on Foreseeable Suffering A Dutch health researcher has called on the nation's government to allow physicians to euthanize newborns based on foreseen suffering, rather than only actual suffering, reports the Dutch medical journal Zorgkrant.

Disabled Campaigner To Challenge Ruling On Assisted Suicide At The Supreme Court Alison Davis is seeking to challenge the House of Lords ruling on Debbie Purdy's assisted suicide case today in the Supreme Court.

Assisted suicide: disabled campaigner in 11th hour court challenge A disabled campaigner will launch an 11th hour challenge to plans to relax the laws on assisted suicide at the Supreme Court today.

SNP gives free vote on right to die bil Alex Salmond will allow MSPs a free vote on Margo Macdonald's controversial assisted suicide bill, reports suggested yesterday. The First Minister is known to be opposed to the idea but feels it is a matter of personal conscience rather than party politics.

Assisted suicide as a right In Switzerland, they draw no line at all. It has the world's most liberal laws on assisted suicide. The only thing the law prohibits is assisting someone's suicide for personal gain. Otherwise, it's legal no matter why someone wants to die, and it's accessible whether or not you live there.

Warning over assisted suicide law A bid to legalise assisted suicide could put some people who are seriously ill under pressure to take their own life prematurely, campaigners have said. The Care Not Killing alliance spoke out against independent MSP Margo MacDonald's attempt to change the law in Scotland to make it legal to help someone bring about their own death. The alliance, which is made up of disability, faith and human rights groups, voiced concerns ahead of the Lothians MSP's Bill being lodged in the Scottish Parliament.

Quebecers’ opinions sought on right-to-die issue Quebec is going to open up the debate on the right to die issue. Acting on a request from the Parti Québécois, the government yesterday agreed with the creation of an ad-hoc roaming commission that will seek Quebecer’s opinions and the views of experts on the controversial issue.