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MPs vote against ‘right to die’ legislation

MPs have rejected plans in England and Wales to offer a “dignified and peaceful death” to those with terminal illnesses and less than six months to live.

World

Belgium: Euthanasia approved for children with terminal illness

After an impassioned two-day debate, Belgian lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to extend the country’s euthanasia laws to children, abolishing their age restrictions.

Science

Doubts emerge about Dutch guidelines for terminal sedation

Should deep, continuous sedation at the end of life really be treated as normal medical practice in the Netherlands, ask three Dutch authors in the Journal of Medical Ethics.