The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German court scraps ban on assisted suicide Germany's highest court on Wednesday ruled that a 2015 law banning professional assisted suicide was unconstitutional, as it robbed terminally ill patients of "the right to a self-determined death". https://www.thelocal.de/20200226/german-court-scraps-ban-on-professional-assisted-suicide Wed, 26 Feb 2020 12:14:41 +0100 german-court-scraps-ban-on-professional-assisted-suicide German court strengthens patients' rights in assisted suicide ruling Judges in one of Germany's top courts said Wednesday that two doctors who stood by as patients committed suicide must not be punished. https://www.thelocal.de/20190703/german-court-strengthens-patients-rights-in-assisted-suicide-ruling Thu, 04 Jul 2019 00:16:58 +0200 german-court-strengthens-patients-rights-in-assisted-suicide-ruling German court discusses legality of assisted suicide Assisting suicide as a service, whether or not money is received for it, has been a punishable offence in Germany for a good three years now. Now the country's highest court is hearing why the ban should be repealed. https://www.thelocal.de/20190418/germany-discusses-legality Thu, 18 Apr 2019 19:06:33 +0200 germany-discusses-legality New assisted suicide law could criminalize doctors Germany on Friday passed a law banning professional assisted suicide services - even if practitioners say they do so purely in the interest of suffering people. https://www.thelocal.de/20151106/new-assisted-suicide-law-could-criminalize-doctors Fri, 06 Nov 2015 18:25:21 +0100 new-assisted-suicide-law-could-criminalize-doctors MPs set out assisted suicide bill A group of MPs from the German coalition government presented a bill on Wednesday which would hand doctors the right to perform assisted suicide. https://www.thelocal.de/20150618/mps-set-out-assisted-suicide-bill-right-to-die-germany Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:41:17 +0200 mps-set-out-assisted-suicide-bill-right-to-die-germany Should the sick be given help to die? While the German government looks at a blanket ban on assisted suicide, there remain dedicated groups who help seriously ill people end their lives. The Local takes a closer look at the practice. https://www.thelocal.de/20140116/assisted-suicide-legalize-ban-germany-dignitas Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:00:00 +0100 assisted-suicide-legalize-ban-germany-dignitas