Euthanasia doubles its share of deaths in Belgium
Almost 4,500 people were euthanised in 2025 and around a quarter of them were not expected to die in the short term.
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Noelia’s euthanasia case returns to Strasbourg six months after her death
The European court allowed the procedure to go ahead in March.
Dutch prosecutors clear doctor in first child euthanasia case
The child, born at 26 weeks with severe brain damage, died at the end of 2025 in the first use of a regulation that exists nowhere else in the world.
Euthanasia passes 10,000 deaths a year in the Netherlands
The steep rise reflects changing social attitudes towards death rather than any change to the law, according to a government-commissioned study.
France legalises euthanasia after government overrides Senate
Until now French law let doctors sedate the dying but treated the deliberate causing of death as a criminal offence.
Taxpayer-funded reception to mark French assisted dying law sparks outcry
Public money is being used to celebrate one of the most ethically divisive pieces of legislation in recent French history.
Spain condemns ‘interference’ as US investigates medically-assisted suicide case
The medically-assisted suicide of a 25-year-old Spanish woman has sparked a diplomatic dispute between Spain and the US.
Strasbourg clears path for medically-assisted suicide in landmark case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected a last-minute request to suspend the euthanasia of Noelia, a 25-year-old woman from Barcelona, marking a decisive…
Austrian author announces plans for assisted suicide
A well-known Austrian author has announced he plans to end his life by assisted suicide.
France approves assisted dying bill that seeks to avoid ‘suicide tourism’
France's National Assembly has taken a big step toward legalising assisted dying, passing a bill on its first reading that would allow patients to seek medical help…
Artificial wombs are about to be with us: This could transform the abortion debate
Let me first introduce you to a photograph that will puzzle you.