Medical aid in dying requires societal acceptance of suicide as well as the collaboration of the medical profession.

Rank-and-file doctors favor physician-assisted suicide by nearly twice the rate of the elected leadership of the nation's premier medical organization, according to a survey by a Baylor College of ...

Physician-assisted suicide advocates say that if there were any problems in other states with letting doctors help patients ...

With several states having approved physician-assisted suicide, the American Medical Association (AMA) staked out a firm position opposing the practice. Reaffirming its long-held position at the ...

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware won final passage in the state Senate on Tuesday after failing to clear that chamber last week. The measure, which now goes to ...

Physician-assisted suicide has been a hotly debated topic across the United States for decades but a push to legalize the controversial practice in more states is picking up steam this year. Starting ...

PORTLAND, ORE. - An Oregon man's attempt at doctor-assisted suicide last month took a bizarre turn when he woke from a coma nearly three days later and lived for two more weeks. David Prueitt, 42, who ...

There is a lot of disagreement about the ethics of physician-assisted death. Some people believe that someone with a terminal illness should have the choice to end their suffering with dignity. Other ...

(Reuters Health) - Even when physician-assisted suicide is legal, doctors often have reservations about helping patients die, two European studies suggest. In one study, researchers reviewed ...

In late November, Britain’s Parliament voted to give people in England and Wales the right to assisted suicide if they have a terminal illness and have fewer than six months to live. The patient ...