March 20, 2026
(BBC via MSN) – Alberta has proposed a bill that would limit the use of medically assisted dying – also known as voluntary euthanasia – in the Canadian province solely to end-of-life circumstances. In 2021, Canada expanded access to medically … Read More
March 17, 2026
(The Atlantic) – A Dutch psychiatrist gave lethal injections to patients with mental suffering, some of them teenagers. Does that make him a hero—or something else? Oosterhoff’s patient had no physical illness, fatal or otherwise; he concluded, rather, that she … Read More
March 13, 2026
(Plough) – As laws permitting medically assisted death advance, how will we learn to accept diminishment rather than kill ourselves? I share this experience with Jens because I have been mulling over a parenting challenge, and I think the way … Read More
March 11, 2026
(Daily Mail) – Canada performed thousands of same-day assisted suicides, as it was revealed one elderly woman was killed despite withdrawing her request the day before. The medical assistance in dying (MAiD) program was approved in 2016 and has since been … Read More
March 3, 2026
(BBC) – Parents using Instagram’s child supervision tools will soon receive alerts if their teen repeatedly searches for suicide or self-harm related terms on the platform. It is the first time parent company Meta will proactively alert parents to searches … Read More
February 25, 2026
(Washington Post via MSN) – Some experts say the debate over assisted suicide — which has been ongoing for decades — is being pushed to the fore as baby boomers see their own parents die and contemplate what they view … Read More
February 20, 2026
(Daily Mail) – A family has accused Canada’s laws of ‘killing the disabled and vulnerable’ months after their son, who suffered from seasonal depression, died by assisted suicide. Kiano Vafaeian, a 26-year-old blind man with Type 1 diabetes, died in … Read More
February 20, 2026
(The Atlantic) – The case of Eileen Mihich should disturb both advocates and opponents of medically assisted suicide. The four-star Hotel deLuxe in Portland, Oregon, features a soaring lobby with a gilded ceiling that drips with chandeliers. Eileen Mihich, a … Read More
February 16, 2026
(CT) – Our culture idolizes independence and self-sufficiency to the point that people fear dependence on others more than almost anything else. The feeling of “being a burden” and a pervasive sense of loneliness are major reasons people seek euthanasia. … Read More
February 6, 2026
(CT) – A reader of my newsletter asked me if he might be going to hell. Actually, the reader’s question was quite a bit more nuanced. He’s a Christian, a committed follower of Jesus. He’s also suffering from a debilitating, … Read More
February 3, 2026
(Reuters via MSN) – A hospital in Barcelona said on Monday it had performed a pioneering facial transplant in which the donor, in a world first, had offered her face for donation before undergoing an assisted dying procedure. The complex … Read More
January 27, 2026
(The Independent) – A charity boss fears some hospice staff and volunteers may resign if the assisted dying bill becomes law, as the sector braces for profound changes. In an already under-resourced workforce, Hospice UK’s chief executive Toby Porter fears … Read More
January 21, 2026
(Gizmodo) – There have been many high-profile stories in which chatbots have effectively encouraged and enabled people experiencing mental health crises to kill themselves, which has resulted in several wrongful death lawsuits against the companies responsible for the AI models … Read More
January 5, 2026
(Jacobin) – In Canada, physician-assisted suicide is available even to people who aren’t suffering from terminal illnesses. In the context of austerity, this often means people are offered death rather than the material support that could alleviate their suffering. At … Read More
December 30, 2025
(New York Times) – Ms. Brosseau says mental illness has made her life unbearable. She wants a medically assisted death. Even her psychiatrists are split over whether she should have one. The exclusion was to end on March 17, 2023, … Read More
December 26, 2025
(AP) – Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday he was “very disappointed” that his home state of Illinois had approved a law allowing for medically assisted suicide, and he called for greater respect of life. Leo said he had spoken “explicitly” … Read More
December 19, 2025
(Plough) – Christians should oppose euthanasia. But we also need to start showing real concern for those who feel they have no other option. On December 17, 2025, New York governor Kathy Hochul announced that she intends to sign the … Read More
December 17, 2025
(The Free Press) – Under the proposed New York bill, terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less to live would be able to access a prescribed, self-administered life-ending medication. Supporters argue that this is a compassionate … Read More
December 17, 2025
(AP via MSN) – New York is set to become the latest state to legalize medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill under a deal reached between the governor and state legislative leaders announced Wednesday. Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul plans … Read More
December 12, 2025
(WGN9) – Gov. Pritzker signed a bill Friday making Illinois the 12th state to allow physician-assisted suicide. The bill, named the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act (SB 1950), is also known as “Deb’s Law.” (Read More)
December 11, 2025
(National Post) – Her condition is treatable, but Saskatchewan doesn’t have a surgeon who can complete the surgery. She has waited years to see a specialist (Read More)
December 10, 2025
(CBC) – She visited the provincial legislature on Tuesday to plead for help getting surgery to remove her remaining parathyroid gland. Currently there is no Saskatchewan surgeon able to perform the operation. Van Alstine said she must be referred out … Read More
December 10, 2025
(New York Times) – Over the past five years, the practice of allowing a physician to help severely ill patients end their lives with medication has been legalized in nine countries on three continents. Courts or legislatures, or both, are … Read More
December 10, 2025
The Linacre Quarterly (vol. 92, no. 4, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
December 5, 2025
(The Michigan Daily) – In the current issue of Medicine at Michigan, Michigan Medicine celebrates 175 alumni and faculty who have made the University of Michigan world-renowned as the “leaders and best.” The editors “looked for clinicians and researchers who … Read More
