Mustafa Kassem has been on hunger strike for months in plea for help. A U.S. citizen detained in Egypt for five-and-a-half years who is on a hunger strike is dying, according to his lawyer and family.

The first citizens’ jury on assisted dying has concluded that a law change to allow terminally ill people the option to end their life should be introduced in the UK. Assisted dying refers to the ...

While medical aid in dying is legal in many areas of the U.S., there are strict eligibility requirements. Here's what we know in NC.

A new major cancer care report has made use of a “citizens’ jury model” that experts say could help inform other parts of healthcare policy. The citizens’ jury report From Lived Experience to National ...

The first “citizens’ jury” on assisted dying in England has backed a change in the law to allow people who are terminally ill to end their life. A jury of 28 people concluded it should be an option ...

Brittany Maynard chose medical aid in dying after being diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor. Maynard's husband, Dan Diaz, became her caregiver and supported her decision to move to Oregon for access ...

In February 2019, I posted an essay called "Do Dogs Know They're Dying?" with the subtitle "Was Sadie really trying to tell her human companion that Oscar was dying?" Here is a brief summary of that ...