Germany’s parliament began a months-long planned debate on new regulations for euthanasia on November 13. A new law is due to be adopted next year.

Pro-euthanasia doctors and patients petitioned Germany's Constitutional Court on Tuesday to overturn 2015 legislation that outlaws commercial assisted suicide. Like several other European nations ...

Daniel is one of many Germans who are opting for euthanasia or assisted suicide to end their suffering. Experts and officials in Germany say it could be hundreds, possibly thousands — no one ...

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Germany's highest court will begin hearing on Tuesday a case brought by terminally ill patients and doctors against a law banning professional assisted suicide services, reopening a bitter debate.

BERLIN - In a landmark ruling that will make it easier for people to allow relatives and loved ones to die, Germany's highest court ruled Friday that it was not a criminal offense to cut off life ...

Other European countries that allow assisted dying include Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Spain, Austria, and Portugal. Belgium decriminalized euthanasia after the Netherlands in 2002, also under ...

Learn about the types of euthanasia, including where they're legal and why they’re controversial, and discover tips on making difficult end-of-life decisions.

Germany's main medical board overseeing doctors opposes euthanasia, but German courts have backed physicians who prescribe authorized drugs to terminally ill patients seeking to end their lives. Calls ...