Over the last 25 years, the rights of terminally ill patients to determine how they die have expanded considerably,” writes ...

The Illinois General Assembly has passed a bill allowing medically assisted death for terminally ill patients, which is now awaiting the governor’s signature to become law.

Bill narrowly passes Senate amid opposition from religious groups, diversity rights advocates and medical associations ...

In its current form, the draft legislation, which applies only to England and Wales, would mean terminally ill adults with ...

Two hundred empty wheelchairs were staged in Piazza del Popolo with a powerful campaign against a bill currently under ...

If Gov. JB Pritzker signs it, Illinois would become the 12th state with such legislation. He has 60 days to act.

A bill has passed both Illinois chambers that would allow doctors to prescribe aid-in-dying medication to people who have a ...

The Illinois General Assembly passed a number of health care-related bills during its veto session last week. The measures, ranging from mandates for hospitals to establish policies when dealing with ...

Families are slamming an assisted suicide clinic, Pegasos, claiming that their loved ones died without medical justification ...

The Illinois State Senate passed a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide in the state. The legislation (SB 1950 ), ...

Organ donation following medical assistance in dying (MAiD), also known as euthanasia, is a relatively new practice both in ...

Artist Jackie Ferrara, known for her geometric wood sculptures, died at 95 after choosing assisted death in Switzerland.