Osaka court upholds 18-year sentence for murder of ALS patient
Osaka – The Osaka High Court on Monday upheld a lower court ruling sentencing doctor Yoshikazu Okubo to 18 years in prison for murdering an ALS patient at the request …
Euthanasia
What Centre’s new draft norms on passive euthanasia say
The latest draft advisory comes months after the health ministry released the first-ever guidelines on admission to intensive care units (ICUs). “After we publish the final guidelines on withdrawal of …
Japanese doctor given 18 years for consensual killing of ALS patient
Kyoto – A Japanese district court on Tuesday sentenced 45-year-old doctor Yoshikazu Okubo to 18 years in prison for killing an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patient at the request of …
Japanese doctor given 18 years for consensual killing of ALS patient
Kyoto – A Japanese district court on Tuesday sentenced 45-year-old doctor Yoshikazu Okubo to 18 years in prison for killing an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patient at the request of …
Fear of reprisal means some Quebec doctors are afraid to give MAID, college of physicians says
Quebec’s college of physicians says some doctors in the province are afraid to perform medical aid in dying (MAID) because of the threat of professional sanctions, as the number of …