DESMOND TUTU: I WANT RIGHT TO END MY LIFE THROUGH ASSISTED DYING

Terminally ill people 'should have right to choose a dignified assisted death', he writes in article published on his 85th birthday... READ MORE›

CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER SEEKS TO LEGALIZE PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE

OTTAWA -- The government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced legislation on Thursday to legalize physician-assisted suicide for Canadians with serious medical conditions... READ MORE›

B.C. WOMAN WHO CHALLENGED RIGHT-TO-DIE LAWS GETS MEDICALLY ASSISTED DEATH

Based on that ruling and with another doctor's concurrence, Wiebe helped end Moro's suffering on Aug. 31... READ MORE›

3MN SYRIAN CHILDREN KNOW NOTHING BUT WAR & ARE MENTALLY SCARRED FOR LIFE - REPORT

The stress of war has led to speech impediments, frequent bedwetting, self-harm, suicide attempts, and aggressive behavior among many children, according to the report... READ MORE›

ACTIVISTS RALLY AS CASE HEADS BACK TO COURT MONDAY

Hospital officials in London say they have received death threats new medical evidence expected to be presented in court... READ MORE›

10-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO DIED DURING AN AIR CANADA FLIGHT TO LONDON WAS CANADIAN

Global Affairs Canada is confirming that a 10-year-old girl who died Christmas Eve after falling ill aboard a transatlantic Air Canada flight was Canadian... READ MORE›

DEATH OF WOMAN IN TEXAS JAIL CONSISTENT WITH SUICIDE

However, according to the questionnaire, Bland also marked that she had tried to commit suicide last year by taking pills after the loss of a baby... READ MORE›

MOTHER JAILED FOR ALLEGED PLOT TO TOPPLE TEHRAN GOVERNMENT ENDS HUNGER STRIKE

Charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's health is said to be at breaking point, her husband Richard Ratcliffe told Amnesty International... READ MORE›

GERMAN CO-PILOT HID ILLNESS FROM EMPLOYER

The statement did not disclose the nature of Lubitz's illness, although German media outlets reported he may have suffered from depression... READ MORE›

LIB DEMS ANNOUNCE CAMPAIGN FOR NHS TO SET ZERO SUICIDE GOAL

Project Zero, in south-west England, involves mental health service users in its steering group... READ MORE›

DUTCH LAW WOULD ALLOW ASSISTED SUICIDE FOR HEALTHY OLDER PEOPLE

While state-assisted suicide is deeply polarizing in many countries, including the United States, the practice has gained wide acceptance in the Netherlands... READ MORE›

WOULD YOU TRY THIS ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT?

The guidance leads many to think alternative therapies like acupuncture, hydrotherapy and chiropractic care could become more popular throughout world veterinary medicine in the future... READ MORE›

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS IT ILLEGAL TO DIE

Five hundred and thirty-seven people live in Sellia a medieval hillside town right on the ball of the foot of Italy... READ MORE›

MINDFULNESS, NOT JUST MEDS FOR PAIN SUFFERERS, EXPERTS URGE

It's time to teach patients living with chronic pain to 'rewire' their brains, panelists say... READ MORE›

BANGLADESHI MAN PLEADS FOR MERCY KILLING OF TERMINALLY ILL SONS, GRANDSON

Tofazzal Hossain makes headlines in the conservative Muslim country by saying he wants to help end the suffering of trio struck by rare disease... READ MORE›

RAT POISON LINKED TO INDIA STERILISATION DEATHS, WITH DEATH TOLL EXPECTED TO RISE

Rat poison linked to india sterilisation deaths with death toll expected to rise... READ MORE›

West London Coroner's Court heard Mrs Solanki was struggling to get on with her live-in parents-in-law... READ MORE›

INSIDE WEST ALEPPO: CIVILIAN DEATH TOLL RISES IN REBEL ASSAULT AS DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR BLOODY BATTLE

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MASS OFFICER FOUND DEAD FACED DECADES IN PRISON OVER REPORTEDHOAX

Bryan Johnson, 24, was found dead early Thanksgiving morning in his Millis, Mass... READ MORE›

BLAST IN GERMANY KILLS SUSPECTED CULPRIT OFFICIALS SAY

A Syrian refugee blew himself up and wounded 12 people near a music festival in Ansbach, Germany, on Sunday night... READ MORE›

DR ABBAS KHAN FAMILY WANT SYRIA DEATH CASE TO GO TO THE HAGUE

An inquest jury found he was unlawfully killed and did not commit suicide as the Syrian authorities claim... READ MORE›

MOTHER OF 8 BECOMES FIFTH BLACK WOMAN TO DIE IN US CUSTODY THIS MONTH

Raynette Turner becomes fifth black woman to die in police custody in America this month... READ MORE›

'EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED: SUICIDES, HOUSING, WATER,' SAYS TEEN WHO LEFT REMOTE NESKANTAGA

Neskantaga First Nation in 3rd year of state of emergency over suicides... READ MORE›

COMMENT: LET ME DIE WITHOUT MEDICAL INTERVENTION

I have lived a life free of medical treatments and have witnessed botched attempts at prolonging life, in both my professional work and community experiences... READ MORE›

SUPREME COURT GIVES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 4-MONTH EXTENSION TO PASS ASSISTED DYING LAW

Supreme Court grants 4-month extension for assisted dying law... READ MORE›

'I CAN GO TO JAIL': MICHELLE CARTER'S TEXT TO FRIEND ABOUT CONRAD ROY SUICIDE MESSAGES

'I can go to jail' Michelle Carter's text to friend about Conrad Roy suicide messages... READ MORE›

QUESTIONS REMAIN OVER APPARENT SUICIDE AS STATE SENATOR CALLS FOR REVIEW OF PRISONS

Sandra Bland Questions remain over apparent suicide as state senator calls for review of prisons... READ MORE›

When I have pressed ministers on mental health and suicides in prison, the answers have revealed a lack of detail and urgency... READ MORE›

AT LEAST A DOZEN WOMEN DEAD AFTER INDIAN STERILIZATION CAMPS

In Chhattisgarh, one of India's poorest states, the government had a target to carry out 165,000 female sterilizations and 26,000 male sterilizations in 2013-14, according to government documents... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA HAS ONE OF HIGHEST RATES OF ASTHMA IN THE WORLD

It is not known why so many Australians suffer from asthma, with an estimated one in ten people affected, and many more also suffering wheezing symptoms... READ MORE›