Topic
Euthanasia
109 published works
Health Law Prof Blog
What Counts as Evidence? A Uniquely Valuable Analysis of a Belgian Criminal Case Involving Euthanasia
Trudo Lemmens (University of Toronto), What Counts as Evidence? A Uniquely Valuable Analysis of a Belgian Criminal Case Involving Euthanasia (Reviewing Marc De Hert, Sien Loos, Sigrid Sterckx, Eric Thys…
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What Counts as Evidence? A Uniquely Valuable Analysis of a Belgian Criminal Case Involving Euthanasia, (Reviewing “Improving Control Over Euthanasia of Persons with Psychiatric Illness: Lessons from the First Belgian Criminal Case Concerning Euthanasia
Trudo Lemmens (University of Toronto), What Counts as Evidence? A Uniquely Valuable Analysis of a Belgian Criminal Case Involving Euthanasia, (Reviewing “Improving Control Over Euthanasia of Persons with Psychiatric Illness:…
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Dutch assisted suicide activist convicted of mailing deadly drugs to over 1,000 people
A Dutch man, identified to the media as “Alex S.” has been convicted of helping at least ten people end their lives via lethal drugs. The pro-euthanasia activist sold deadly…
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Laws on Attempt to Suicide and Euthanasia in India
Devanshi Sharma (O.P. Jindal Global University), Laws on Attempt to Suicide and Euthanasia in India (2022): Euthanasia and attempt to suicide have gained importance in the second half century throughout the…
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Netherlands euthanizing autistic and intellectually handicapped people, researcher finds
The Netherlands became the first country to legalize euthanasia in 2002 and recently expanded to include assisting in the death of children as young as 1-year-old. Belgium has allowed physician-assisted…
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Netherlands euthanizing autistic and intellectually handicapped people, researcher finds
The Netherlands became the first country to legalize euthanasia in 2002 and recently expanded to include assisting in the death of children as young as 1-year-old. Belgium has allowed physician-assisted…
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On the Logic of the Rule of Law Applicable to Euthanasia
Jiangfeng Hao (Macau University of Science and Technology), On the Logic of the Rule of Law Applicable to Euthanasia (2023):One of the manifestations of a society ruled by law is…
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Normalizing Death as ‘Treatment’ in Canada: Whose Suicides Do We Prevent, and Whose Do We Abet?
Ramona Coelho (Adelaide Southdale Center), K. Sonu Gaind (University of Toronto), Trudo Lemmens(University of Toronto), John Maher (Independent), Normalizing Death as 'Treatment' in Canada: Whose Suicides Do We Prevent, and…
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Oregon weighs nixing residency requirement for euthanasia, officially opening door for suicide tourism
Oregon lawmakers are debating putting forth a bill that would officially repeal the residency requirement to seek physician-assisted suicide, as residents express concerns about the state becoming a “death magnet.”…
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What Euthanasia Has Done to Canada
La Maison Simons, a Canadian fashion company, released a promotional video in October that has received public criticism. The three-minute film titled “All Is Beauty” was a tribute to 37-year-old…