Supporters of legalising euthanasia and those who wish to develop better palliative care services can help each other, according to a study published today on bmj.com.

Jack Kevorkian is the most ardent advocate of physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. The assisted-suicide doctor puts his viewpoints into practice. He came to be well-known as Dr. Death. The US pathologist helped 130 people to end their lives. He connected his patients to the machine he had invented himself.

The aging King County Animal Shelter is in focus of attention of County officials. A report last month revealed filthy shelter conditions, under-fed animals, and a higher than usual euthanasia rate.

The wife of the first man to use Northern Territory euthanasia legislation says some politicians are not even bothering to read a new bill that could see it reinstated.

The use of continuous deep sedation for patients nearing death in the Netherlands is increasing, while cases of euthanasia have declined, according to a study published on bmj.com today.

Swedish doctors are much more sceptical to Euthanasia than many of their colleagues around the world, according to a new study.

Claims that vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and people with physical or mental disabilities, are at an increased risk of physician assisted death are not supported by evidence, says an expert in this week's BMJ.

There is no evidence that legalised physician assisted suicide, results in disproportionate numbers of vulnerable people having their lives ended prematurely by doctors, finds research in the Journal of Medical Ethics .

Jack Kevorkian, the American physician of Armenian origin who became known as "Dr Death", was released from prison recently after eight years.

Jack Kevorkian, the retired pathologist dubbed "Dr. Death" after claiming he had participated in at least 130 assisted suicides, left prison after eight years.