Philip Nitschke invented a portable suicide pod, that can help a patient get peaceful, painless, and assisted death without ...

Sarco, a 3D-printed capsule, reportedly offers a painless death within 10 minutes of entering with the push of a button.

After being married for nearly five decades, Jan Faber, 70, and his wife Els van Leeningen, 71, chose duo-euthanasia to end ...

A number of countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are all different. There is some debate over exactly what the various terms mean, external. But assisted ...

The word "Euthanasia" comes from the greek terms "Eu" (Beautiful) and "thanatos" (death,) thus implying a beatuful death or a "mercy" killing. Euthanasia is the intentional killing by act or ...

It was an odious encounter with a nurse in a remote Alberta hospital that persuaded Heather Hancock how Canada's euthanasia system was coming badly off the rails. Hancock suffered from cerebral palsy ...

A Kansas City area shelter hopes a weekend-long adoption special and celebration will help save dogs at risk of euthanasia ...

Euthanasia is the termination of a very sick person's life in order to relieve them of their suffering. A person who undergoes euthanasia usually has an incurable condition. But there are other ...

Owning a pet requires a commitment of time and money. Unless more people adopt shelter dogs and cats, euthanasia will always be with us. Not all shelter pets are damaged. Most of them have been let ...

A couple – who had spent their lives together since childhood, after meeting in kindergarten – died together, ending their ...

If the CodaPet provider sees an animal and believes euthanasia isn’t the best choice, they will suggest alternatives to prolong the pet’s life, and refer the animal back to its regular practitioner.