right-to-die
A Paralyzed Infant Is the Latest Crusade for the Biggest Anti-Abortion Group in Texas
A judge has ruled that Cook Children's Medical Center can end the baby's life-sustaining treatment.
Meet the Woman Who's Picked Her Own Death Date
"I don't want someone else deciding for me whether I'm ready to die or not. I'm not a child anymore—I know what I want."
Rise of the DIY Death Machines
In 1996, Philip Nitschke used a computer to facilitate the first legal euthanasia in history. Today, he is teaching elderly people how to buy Bitcoin, use encrypted messaging, and navigate the dark web to end their lives on their own terms.
The Painful Battle for a Painless Death
Omid suffers from a rare nervous system disorder that will slowly and painfully kill him. He's crowdfunding a legal challenge for the right to die how he wants.
Doctor-Assisted Dying Has Been ‘Normalized’ in Canada in Just One Year
At Canada’s biggest hospital network, 19 patients had a medically assisted death in 2016-17.
Young Canadian who fought for assisted suicide for mentally ill has died
Adam Maier-Clayton became the face of the mentally ill in Canada's right to die debate.
Now That Two Thirds of New Zealanders Support Euthanasia, Is it Time To Change the Law?
Since the death of euthanasia campaigner Lecretia Seales, public opinion seems to have reached a tipping point but the political will is slow to catch up.
This 27-year-old is fighting for his right to die, even if it means committing a crime
Adam Maier-Clayton is 27. Canada's new assisted suicide legislation won't allow a doctor to help him commit suicide, so he's planning to do it himself.
Canada legalized assisted suicide, but there aren't enough doctors to keep up with demand
In the western province of Alberta, provincial officials are trying to find more doctors willing to offer assisted dying.
California Becomes Fifth US State to Allow Aid in Dying for Terminal Patients
Terminally ill California patients will now be able to request life-ending medications from their doctors.
Everything You Need to Know About Canada’s Messy Euthanasia Debate
The big vote on assisted dying legislation was slated for Thursday in Canada's House of Commons, but an altercation involving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a female legislator the previous day means it could be delayed.
Canada's Assisted Suicide Law Doesn't Go Far Enough, Some Say
At issue is the narrowness of the proposed law, which restricts medically-assisted death to mentally-sound adults over 18 who have a "serious and incurable illness, disease or disability" and voluntarily consent to die.