A campaign to give elderly people in the Netherlands the right to assisted suicide says it has gathered more than 100,000 signatures, hoping to push the boundaries another notch in the country that first legalized euthanasia. The signatures are enough to force a debate in parliament, where it is certain to face resistance. Even if widely approved, the proposal ...

Prosecutors in England and Wales received fresh guidelines on assisted suicide to make it easier for them to decide whether to charge people who have helped sick loved ones to die. However, mercy killers would still face the full force of the law, said Keir Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions. The new guidelines follow a legal ruling and calls ...

Prosecutors in England and Wales received fresh guidelines on assisted suicide to make it easier for them to decide whether to charge people who have helped sick loved ones to die. However, mercy killers would still face the full force of the law, said Keir Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions. The new guidelines follow a legal ruling and calls ...

Prosecutors in England and Wales received fresh guidelines on assisted suicide to make it easier for them to decide whether to charge people who have helped sick loved ones to die. However, mercy killers would still face the full force of the law, said Keir Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions. The new guidelines follow a legal ruling and calls ...