In the recent court case between a Danish euthanasia activist, Mr. Lings, versus the Kingdom of Denmark (Lings v. Denmark) the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that the European Convention on Human Rights "does not guarantee the right to assisted suicide."...
In Belgium, after the number of declared euthanasia cases substantially decreased in 2020, a record high has been announced for 2021, the highest number since it was legalized 20 years ago. Indeed, in 2021 there were 2699 acts of euthanasia performed, among which 430...
According to Richard Ferrand, the president of the French National Assembly, and a supporter of President Macron, "the right to die with dignity" will be Emmanuel Macron’s "huge social reform" if he is re-elected for another 5-year term. Announced on “France Info”,...
1/ Bill on Advanced Age and Autonomy abandoned sine die Although the pandemic and the nursing home crisis have clearly showed the urgent need for this reform, the bill on old age and autonomy has been postponed sine die. And yet, fighting against the "social death" of...
On February 15, 2022, the Italian Constitutional Court rejected a request for a referendum on euthanasia, alleging that the text does not ensure the basic protection of human life, especially for the vulnerable ones. At the end of summer 2021, the petition was...
On 21 December 2021, the French Council of State rejected the Preliminary Question of Constitutionality made by the Swiss association Dignitas to counter the ban on pentobarbital, a drug within the barbiturate class. On September 22, 2021, when Dignitas submitted the...
