Topic
Euthanasia
109 published works
Law and Other Things
India’s Illusory Autonomy: Why a Right to Palliative Care Must Precede Any Right to Die
This piece argues that India’s euthanasia framework rests on an illusory autonomy that does not meaningfully exist and contends that the State must guarantee access to minimally adequate palliative care…
Law and Other Things
India’s Illusory Autonomy: Why a Right to Palliative Care Must Precede Any Right to Die PART – I
Summary: This piece argues that India’s euthanasia framework rests on an illusory autonomy that does not meaningfully exist and contends that the State must guarantee access to minimally adequate palliative care…
Journal of Medical Ethics Blog
“What my hand does, my heart does”: Conscience and assisted dying
By Owenschaefer
By Helen Watt The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would permit assisted suicide in England and Wales for mentally capable adults reasonably expected to die within 6 months.…
The Law Blog
Legalization and Implementation of Passive Euthanasia in India: Challenges, Comparative Analysis, and the Path Forward
By The Law Blog
Asmit Kumar Singh is a 4th year student of BA LL.B at National Law University Odisha. He can be reached at 22ba024@nluo.ac.in. On 30th of January, 2025, Karnataka officially issued…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Canada’s Assisted Death Policies in the Spotlight as UK Votes on Legalizing Euthanasia
The UK has recently advanced its debate on legalizing assisted dying, with MPs voting 330 to 275 in favor of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. This legislation…
UK Human Rights Blog
Rejoinder to Deb and Graham: Yes, the ECHR prohibits States from euthanising people by Rajiv Shah
Deb and Graham characterise my argument as follows: “the right to life under Article 2 is absolute and allows no exception; there is a negative obligation upon the UK not to…
UK Human Rights Blog
No, legislating to allow euthanasia would not breach the European Convention on Human Rights
By Publisher
Anurag Deb and Lewis Graham Introduction There are many well-tuned arguments both for and against the liberalisation of the UK’s strict euthanasia laws, some more helpful than others. This piece…
Health Law Prof Blog
What Domains of Belgian Euthanasia Practice are Governed and by Which Sources of Regulation: A Scoping Review
Madeleine Archer (Queensland University of Technology), Lindy Willmott (Queensland University of Technology), Kenneth Chambaere (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Luc Deliens (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), et al., What Domains of Belgian Euthanasia Practice…
The Right Coast
Normalizing Assisted Suicide Will Lead to a Duty to Die | National Review
Euthanasia isn t really about compassion but fear of decline and a loathing of dependency and of those experiencing them.That nasty truth has become abundantly clear with a new column…
Health Law Prof Blog
When Death Becomes Therapy: Canada’s Troubling Normalization of Health Care Provider Ending of LifeWhen Death Becomes Therapy: Canada’s Troubling Normalization of Health Care Provider Ending of Life
Trudo Lemmens (University of Toronto), When Death Becomes Therapy: Canada’s Troubling Normalization of Health Care Provider Ending of Life, 23 Am. J. Bioethics (2023):In a recent article in the American…