Tag: Euthanasia
The bill begins its very long journey through the Assembly
It’s a long-distance race that could last up to two years. The end-of-life bill arrives this Monday at the Assembly, where the special committee will conduct hearings for a month…
Euthanasia: A commitment to protecting life and health is needed
Guest article by Karl H. Beine People have been arguing about suicide ever since they got into the habit of evaluating the lives of others. Sometimes the value of life…
Euthanasia: A commitment to protecting life and health is needed
Guest article by Karl H. Beine People have been arguing about suicide ever since they got into the habit of evaluating the lives of others. Sometimes the value of life…
“The desire for euthanasia must be examined intensively” – Health
A Berlin doctor has been sentenced to three years in prison for assisting a woman with depression in her suicide. Psychiatrist Ute Lewitzka discusses the difficult question of the extent…
Euthanasia: Court sentences doctor to three years in prison
Verdict Euthanasia trial: Court sentences doctor to three years in prison Christoph Turowski (l.), who was accused in the euthanasia trial, with his defense lawyer © Jörg Carstensen / DPA…
Assisted suicide: Doctor in Berlin sentenced to three years in prison for manslaughter – Panorama
Was it help or murder? The trial that the Berlin district court had to conduct against a doctor and euthanasia center revolved around a pair of terms that could hardly…
Berlin: Euthanasia trial – prison sentence for doctor
Berlin Euthanasia trial – prison sentence for doctor The accused doctor and his lawyer in the Moabit criminal court at the end of February. The doctor has now been sentenced…
The government promises an effort of 1.1 billion euros in ten years on palliative care
The materialization of the announcements of Emmanuel Macron, who was committed to a law on the end of life the day after the inclusion of abortion in the Constitution, is…
We explain the debate around Zoraya, the young Dutch woman suffering from depression who wants to be euthanized
When we think of euthanasia, we often have in mind the image of an elderly person suffering from an incurable illness, such as terminal cancer or Charcot’s disease. But the…
What does the bill presented to the Council of State contain?
After months of procrastination within the executive, the “bill relating to support for the sick and those at the end of life” is taking shape. The text, which establishes “assisted…