Kiano Vafaeian, 26, was granted a doctor-assisted death in British Columbia in December after his family said that he was deemed ineligible for euthanasia.

A year after a controversial assisted-dying device was used for the first time, its inventor says he is preparing a new version designed for two.

MELBOURNE, Australia -- The first place in the world to legalize voluntary euthanasia 31 years ago could this year become the last part of Australia to secure the same legal reform as the Northern Territory government on Friday announced plans to legislate for doctor-assisted dying for a second time.