Euthanasia

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Suffering is not a justification for assisted suicide

Removing the RFND criterion sends a message to the sufferers that rather than supporting them by fulfilling their unmet needs, we concede that their life would be better off not lived.

Gerrit Van Dorland

Psychiatrists call for the mentally ill to have access to euthanasia

The proposed bill would disallow "persons whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness" to be 'eligible for medical assistance in dying."

Noah David Alter

Netherlands expected to legalize euthanasia for children under 12

Existing laws allow those with terminal illnesses over the age of 16 to consent to assisted suicide, and allows 12-to-16-year-olds to do so with the additional "consent" of their parents.