Euthanasia is currently legal in the Netherlands for children aged over 12 The Dutch government has approved plans to allow euthanasia for terminally ill children aged between one and 12.

Euthanasia became legal in the Netherlands today, the first country to permit mercy killing for the hopelessly ill who are desperate to die. The Dutch parliament sparked worldwide controversy last ...

They chose to die by what is known as “duo euthanasia” — a growing trend in the Netherlands, where a small number of couples have been granted their wish to die in unison in recent years ...

The number of people dying in the Netherlands with the help of a euthanasia procedure rose by 13.7% last year to a total of 8,720 cases, accounting for 5.1% of all deaths registered in the country ...

Dutch authorities are prosecuting a doctor for performing euthanasia on a patient in the first case of its kind since its legalisation 16 years ago. The decision was taken after a regional ...

The drafters of the Dutch bill denounced a plan from Australia's leading euthanasia campaigner to set up a floating clinic in a ship flying the Dutch flag off the coast. Dr. Philip Nitschke had ...

In the Netherlands voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide are still criminal offences, but doctors are exempt from criminal liability in certain circumstances. The Netherlands Criminal Code ...

That was the first time he talked about euthanasia. According to the BBC, he explained to his family that he didn't want to live too long with physical limitations. The couple joined a Dutch ...

So we shouldn’t be surprised that it has now explicitly approved the forced euthanasia of patients with dementia if they asked to be killed before becoming incompetent. From Reuters: The Dutch ...

This Element overviews developments and issues in Dutch euthanasia practice. Following an outline of the history of the Dutch Euthanasia Act and a survey of the most critical trends and figures, some ...