After unsuccessful euthanasia, doctors decided to kill the patient and suffocated her with a pillow

In Belgium, during euthanasia, doctors suffocated a terminally ill 36-year-old woman with a pillow, Focus reports. The doctors wanted to hide this fact. A forensic expert confirmed the presence of strangulation marks on the woman's body. Doctors simply suffocated the patient with a pillow after giving her an insufficient dose of a lethal...

Iconic French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard dies: he resorted to euthanasia because he was 'tired of life'

The famous director Jean-Luc Godard, who died at 91, died voluntarily, thanks to euthanasia, which is officially permitted in Switzerland, Focus reports. The director's decision was announced by his producers and his wife Anne-Marie Miéville. They confirmed that Jean-Luc Godard died "peacefully...

'I'm 20 years old and I want to be helped to die': why a young Canadian is tired of life

After many years of health problems, 20-year-old Eric Kulama from British Columbia (Canada) decided to euthanasia. He told his family about this during a May barbecue with his loved ones. An unusual story was told by the New York Times. Kulam made this decision after…

Quick and painless death: Switzerland recognized the legal capsule for suicides

In Switzerland, an eye-blinking suicide machine has generated a lot of controversy, INDEPENDENT reports. Sarco's capsule faced resistance from opponents of euthanasia, in part because of the method used. According to its creators, the coffin-shaped suicide capsule has undergone legal due diligence in Switzerland. Sarco ...

Another US state legalized euthanasia: there are already eight such countries

Maine legalized euthanasia on June 12, becoming the eighth state to allow terminally ill people to commit suicide with the help of a doctor. Maine Governor Janet Mills of the Democratic Party signed the Death with Dignity Act, allowing doctors to prescribe drugs to terminally ill patients that will ...

Nearly 400 people in California resorted to euthanasia in 2017: how the law works

The California Department of Health has released statistics that in 2017, 374 residents of the state with incurable diseases used the right to euthanize. To die, they used special drugs provided to them by doctors, writes The New York Post. The law that came into ...

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