Luxembourg lawmakers have adopted a bill legalising euthanasia, priming the Grand Duchy to become the third EU country allowing doctors to help patients end their own lives. picked by lawrencee 2 years ago

Hundreds of elderly Australians wanting to end their lives when they can no longer care for themselves are reportedly setting up backyard laboratories to manufacture an illegal euthanasia drug. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A French court has rejected a request from a 52-year-old severely disfigured former schoolteacher for the right to die, in a case that has stirred much emotion in France. Update on this story. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

On the Monday, 11/12, she was euthanized by lethal injection.

On Friday, 11/16, she was found in the shelter freezer by a worker STILL ALIVE!! She was buried under the bodies of other dogs that had been euthanized and had been there for four days! Sadly, this isn't the first time it has happened at this shelter. picked by TraumaMamma 2 years ago

At least 200 terminally-ill people from Australia, Britain, New Zealand and the United States have visited Mexico since 2001 to buy a euthanasia drug, a newspaper has reported. The Mexican newspaper Reforma cited Exit International - the mercy killing organisation run by Australian euthanasia advocate Phillip Nitschke that promotes Mexico as a destination for patients seeking to end their lives. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Save the world, kill yourself. picked by Ellz 2 years ago

Wade Pilloud said he shot the kittens to spare them from starving to death after their mother was killed in an animal trap. picked by Hoosker 3 years ago

How much to trust the capacity of fighting dogs to have a new life as pets or working dogs is an issue that has divided animal advocates. Some believe they should be put down as a precaution, while others say they must be evaluated individually. One dog seized at Bad Newz was euthanized as too aggressive, but the others have had different fates. picked by TraumaMamma 2 years ago

Jeet Narayan has 4 sons between 10 and 16 who are paralyzed with muscular dystrophy. He has drained his resources, sold his land and taken out loans he can no longer afford the medical expenses. He is seeking now to end their lives. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

...and takes her case to the blogosphere picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

Barbara Wagner, a lung cancer patient was prescribed chemotherapy. Instead of paying for the treatment, Oregon instead asked if she wouldn't rather have a peaceful death instead. After the health plan refused to pay for the medicine the drug manufacturer offered to pay for 1 year of the $4k/month treatment. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Very controversial new stand that proposes to allow newborns that will suffer tremendously to be euthanized after birth. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

A documentary about carriage horses in New York city. At the time, Moss was working as a stand-up comedian. Like most New Yorkers, he’d never thought much about the horses hauling tourists through crowded streets.He decided to make a short YouTube video about the controversy, and before long, it ballooned into a 53-minute documentary. picked by TraumaMamma 2 years ago

Although Jack Kevorkian says his lawyer had managed to talk "Dr. Death" himself out of committing suicide in prison, the doctor admits that, should his lawyer come to him for help in committing suicide, he will not return the favor. picked by Doggylives 3 months ago

Some of the dogs in shelters across the country slated for death have their fate posted on a website that aims to save their lives by offering them for adoption. A countdown clock on each page shows the days, or hours, until the animal is destroyed. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Most Americans believe the choice to end one's life is a personal decision and that physician-assisted death should be legal, according to a new survey. picked by jhordie 2 years ago

Assisted suicide has been given a green light by the chief prosecutor.
Families of gravely ill people may help them commit suicide abroad without fear of punishment, the Director of Public Prosecutions signalled. picked by franz6 11 months ago

A French woman badly disfigured by facial tumours caused by a rare and incurable disease has appealed to President Nicolas Sarkozy to allow her to die by euthanasia. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A Spanish Springs woman who went to a California dog pound looking for pet to replace her own dog that was hit by a car admits she went overboard when she brought home 27 dogs that were facing euthanasia. But she didn't expect to run afoul of the law. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

In the bright and shiny future, we all live in green, gleaming communities, monorailed shuttles at the ready, climate-controlled at all times -- a sort of Logan’s Run, but without the forced euthanasia. It almost happened... picked by Bornbad 2 months ago