This week the world was shocked by the tragic story of 25-year-old Noelia Castillo. On Thursday, the victim of alleged gang rape ended her short life with the help of the government of Spain, where ...

Police in northern Switzerland said Tuesday that several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a new “suicide capsule.” The “Sarco” ...

In just a year, physician-assisted suicide has gone from an extremely narrow legal option for the terminally ill to a far ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - 2025/06/20: Protesters chant slogans outside the Parliament before the vote about the Terminally Ill ...

A recently-compiled database found that at least 14,000 Americans have died by assisted suicide since 1997, but the actual number is likely much higher because not all states provide data.

Pages from the U.S. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline website are arranged for a photograph in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (Credit{ Patrick Sison/AP.) Listen Two months ago, New York Governor ...

As the legalization of “assisted dying” increases around the world, there are risks the practice could be expanded beyond the terminally ill to people suffering different kinds of non-terminal illness ...