Now that we’ve started talking about identity, today Hank tackles the question of personhood. Philosophers have tried to assess what constitutes personhood with a variety of different criteria, including genetic, cognitive, social,...

As we wrap up Crash Course Philosophy, we’re using the things we’ve learned to explore big issues like the value of life. Today, we’re discussing abortions in cases of fetal abnormality, assisted suicide, and euthanasia. We will consider...

We can't control if we'll die, but we can "occupy death," in the words of Peter Saul, an emergency doctor. He asks us to think about the end of our lives -- and to question the modern model of slow, intubated death in hospital. Two big...

Howcast - Learn how to know when to euthanize your pet rabbit in this Howcast video featuring bunny lover Amy Sedaris and rabbit expert Mary E. Cotter.

Pupil outcome: I can explain the key issues surrounding euthanasia and assisted suicide and evaluate arguments for and against legalising them. Key learning points: - Euthanasia ends life to relieve suffering, either voluntary or...

Pupil outcome: I can explain the key issues surrounding euthanasia and assisted suicide and evaluate arguments for and against legalising them. Key learning points: - Euthanasia ends life to relieve suffering, either voluntary or...

Pupil outcome: I can explain Christian teachings on euthanasia and how they influence Christian responses. Key learning points: - The Bible teaches that life is sacred and that Christians should show love. - Some believe enduring...

A chilling monologue from a young nurse recruited into the T4 euthanasia programme. She tells how she became a Nazi Party member and was inspired by Hitler, and how she believed that what she was doing was for the good of her...

The idea crime can have positive consequences for individuals and societies is an important part of Durkheimês sociological analysis of crime and deviance. Steve Taylor explains how crime and deviance can be functional for social order...

Campaigners in opposition of the Assisted Dying Bill stage a demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament, London, as the House of Lords is having its second day of the Second Reading debate for the Bill.



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Ángel Hernández was arrested in Madrid on homicide charges after he helped his terminally-ill wife to end her life.



It has reignited the euthanasia debate in Spain and taken the election campaign by...

‘Fog In August’ (‘Nebel im August’) is the first feature film to address the Nazis’ ‘euthanasia’ programme.



Based on Robert Domes’ 2008 novel of the same name, the film tells the story of 13-year-old...

‘Fog In August’ (‘Nebel im August’) is the first feature film to address the “Nazis’ “euthanasia” programme”

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Pet surrenders are up while adoptions are down at shelters across Canada, which is forcing some to euthanize animals. Shelters say many people who adopted pets during the pandemic are overwhelmed and the rising cost of living isn't helping.

Assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland and has been decriminalised in several European countries, including Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

A review of the pod found no legal obstacles preventing its use in Switzerland, but critics fear its goal to "democratise" voluntary euthanasia with AI brings new risks.

The federal government has unveiled its plans to expand access to medically assisted dying after public consultations. 

The bizarre claims have sprung off the back of MPs' approval of a bill which would legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales, subject to approval from two doctors and a judge.

CEO of Care Not Killing, Dr Gordon Macdonald, speaks at an anti-assisted dying Bill protest, where he discusses fears surrounding the Bill becoming law.



It comes as MPs in the House of Commons debate the Terminally Ill Adults...

A woman whose terminally ill father chose an assisted death in Canada says he was a “hero”, as she campaigns for a change in the law in Scotland.



Fiona Anderson’s father John Bird had stage four cancer when he died in...

Proponents of the bill which would legalise assisted dying react outside Parliament after a historic vote saw proposed legislation clear its first hurdle in the Commons.



Interviews with Alan Wilson, Jenny Carruthers, Neal...

Opponents of the bill which would legalise assisted dying react outside Parliament after a historic vote saw proposed legislation clear its first hurdle in the Commons.



Interviews with John Smith, Christian Hacking and Andrea...

Dignity in Dying campaigners gather in Parliament Square, central London, in support of the "assisted dying bill", a private members bill, described as offering choice at the end of life, which was formally introduced to Parliament in...

Terminally ill adults in England and Wales could be helped to end their lives “subject to safeguards and protections” as a new Bill was formally introduced in the House of Commons for the first time in almost a...