Consensual homicide remains a crime in jurisdictions where active voluntary euthanasia has been legalized. At the same time, both jurisdictions in which euthanasia is legal and those in which it is not, recognize that all ...

The aim of this study was to determine the perception of veterinary students from three universities in Lima, Peru, about the use of euthanasia in companion animals. For this, an information collection instrument was ...

Right to life -as the prohibition of intentionally and arbitrarily taking life, even with authorization of the concerned one- is an internationally recognized right. In many countries, debate regarding euthanasia is more ...

In the Judeo-Christian tradition, human life is held to be sacred, a semblance of the divine and a gift from God which the individual cannot dispose of at his or her own will. Hence, these monotheistic religions have ...