Patricia Heberer Rice, senior historian at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., began her talk at Bridgewater College Tuesday night by telling the story of “Paulina,” a ...

In the spring of 2002 (April Fool’s Day as it happens), it was reported that the Netherlands had voted to legalize euthanasia. Euthanasia–sometimes called “mercy killing”–has long been practiced in ...

The Standing Committee for Responsible Ministry has been studying this issue over the past year and intends to discuss how to define vulnerability, how to reduce risks, and what behaviors to encourage ...

If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 any time day or night, or chat online. The claim: Doctors in the ...

Jacques Wels receives funding from the Belgian National Scientific Fund (FNRS) and the European Research Council (ERC). Natasia Hamarat reports participating in the Federal Commission for the Control ...

Switzerland's controversial invention designed to facilitate assisted suicide, the "Sarco" pod, has been blocked by prosecutors in the country just weeks before its planned rollout in euthanasia ...

TORONTO (AP) — A homeless man refusing long-term care, a woman with severe obesity, an injured worker given meager government assistance, and grieving new widows. All of them requested to be killed ...

Christianity’s long tradition of compassionate care for both the dying and the dead means it brings some wisdom and experience to the voluntary assisted dying issue.

TORONTO — Canada has arguably the world's most permissive system of euthanasia — the practice of doctors and nurse practitioners killing patients with an injection of drugs at their request. Canada ...

The euthanasia rate for animal shelters statewide is starting to tick up slightly, after bottoming out during the pandemic, according to numbers provided by the state. WRAL Investigates analyzed data ...