Portugal’s Euthanasia Law Referred to Constitutional Court
On 18 February 2021, Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa asked the country’s Constitutional Court to ...
"Euthanasia and Suicide"
Euthanasia for the Disabled: UN Experts Warn of Undue Pressure
In a joint statement issued on January 25th, three independent international experts, expressed alarm to the UN ...
Portugal MPs in Move to Legalise Euthanasia During Healthcare Crisis?
The Portuguese Parliament has scheduled the debate and vote on the euthanasia bill for January 29, 2021. The ...
Euthanasia: “Ultimate Freedom” Association Charged with Illegal Pentobarbital Trafficking
In France, on 12 January 2021, in a large-scale operation, a dozen Pentobarbital traffickers were ...
Canadian Euthanasia Bill Aims to Eliminate the “End of life” Criterion
On October 6, 2020, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada tabled a bill to eliminate the ...
Belgium Reports Sharp Increase in Euthanasia
In Belgium, the Federal Control Commission for Evaluating Euthanasia (“CFCEE”) has submitted its ninth ...