Euthanasia generally involves a health practitioner administering a lethal dose to intentionally end a person’s life, usually in the form of a lethal injection.
Euthanasia is different from assisted suicide, in that assisted suicide involves the person ending their own life administering a lethal dose themselves, whereas euthanasia usually involves a health practitioner administering a lethal dose.
Assisted suicide is legal in a handful of jurisdictions globally including Holland, Belgium, Canada, Colombia and Luxembourg.
Right To Life UK campaigns against any attempt to legalise such euthanasia, and for the development of palliative care services and end of life care that remove any perceived need for euthanasia.
MPs and Peers warned by expert about impact of Canada’s euthanasia law
An expert on the impact of euthanasia legislation in Canada has warned UK parliamentarians that euthanasia legislation is a form of "abandonment" and that, in most cases, euthanasia deaths are "deaths of despair". At a parliamentary event this morning, organised by...
Support for assisted suicide drops in England and Wales, according to poll from assisted suicide campaigners
New polling in England and Wales, commissioned and funded by assisted suicide lobby group, Dignity in Dying, shows there has been a drop in support for assisted suicide. Dignity in Dying, formerly the Voluntary Euthanasia Society, commissioned two YouGov polls into...
Why Denmark’s Council of Ethics advised against legalising euthanasia
An overwhelming majority of the Danish Council of Ethics has advised against the legalisation of euthanasia in Denmark, according to a recently released report. 16 out of 17 members of the committee have voiced strong opposition to allowing euthanasia in Denmark...
Bill proposes extreme euthanasia regime for Isle of Man
An assisted suicide and euthanasia bill, more radical than any similar legislation in the US or recently proposed in the UK, will be debated later this month in the Isle of Man. The 'Assisted Dying Bill 2023' is set to receive a Second Reading in the House of Keys,...
Canada set to legalise euthanasia for drug addicts
Canada is set to legalise euthanasia on the grounds of mental health in March 2024. As the date approaches, debate is reigniting around the controversial law which will legalise euthanasia for drug addicts. The move is being branded as “eugenics” by individuals...
Dignity in Dying’s poll shows drop in support for assisted suicide in Scotland
New polling commissioned and funded by assisted suicide pressure group, Dignity in Dying (formerly the Voluntary Euthanasia Society), shows that there has been a drop in support for assisted suicide in Scotland. Dignity in Dying commissioned two YouGov polls into...
