September 16, 2025
How Hope Island man’s whale drug death sparked cross-country probe
EXPLAINED: How Hope Island man’s whale drug death sparked cross-country probe The assisted suicide death of a 43-year-old quadriplegic Gold Coast man using a whale euthanasia drug has sparked investigations across Australia by Matthew Newton The assisted suicide death of a 43-year-old quadriplegic Gold Coast man using a whale euthanasia drug has sparked investigations across […]
September 16, 2025
Exit Statement
Exit is very saddened and disappointed by the recent charges brought against former Exit Gold Coast volunteer Elaine Arch-Rowe. ‘Elaine was well known and loved among Exit’s elderly members. With her late husband Peter, she was always only too willing to speak publicly about older Australians’ right to self-determination at the end of life’ said […]
September 16, 2025
Police charge man with assisting suicide while investigating 20 other deaths
Police charge man with assisting suicide while investigating 20 other deaths report Dominic Cansdale and Mackenzie Colahan for ABC News Australia. Three people have been charged over the alleged assisted suicide of a man on the Gold Coast, with investigations into about 20 other deaths also underway. The 43-year-old man died at Hope Island on […]
September 15, 2025
Twelve assisted dying activists go on trial in Paris
On Monday, the trial of 12 elderly members of an organization accused of helping people obtain a lethal drug began in Paris. This comes as lawmakers are considering a bill that could legalize assisted dying under strict conditions. Twelve activists accused of helping people in France to obtain a euthanasia drug illegally went on trial […]
September 5, 2025
Swiss Federal Council rejects clearer rules for assisted suicide
The first use of a suicide capsule last year reignited the debate on assisted suicide in Switzerland. Unlike the responsible Council of States committee, however, the Federal Council rejects new framework regulations for assisted suicide. The Federal Council maintains that the cantons themselves remain responsible for regulating assisted suicide.image: keystone It takes the view that […]
September 2, 2025
Miriam Margolyes & Assisted Dying
Miriam Margolyes, known for her role as Professor Sprout in Harry Potter, made a startling statement regarding medically assisted dying, expressing her desire to avoid suffering. Miriam Margolyes, recognized for her role as Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter series, has surprised many with her comments regarding medically assisted death as an alternative to dealing […]
August 27, 2025
Medical Aid in Dying Act extensively reviewed
As Gov. Hochul considers whether to sign the Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) Act, it’s vital that New Yorkers understand what the bill does and does not do, reports Kathleen Sweet. As president of the New York State Bar Association and a member of NYSBA’s Task Force that spent months reviewing the legal, ethical, public […]
August 22, 2025
Irish Woman Angry at Pegasos Clinic’s Changes
‘Close your doors and go away’ – Irish woman angry at assisted suicide clinic’s changes Grieving Irish woman, Megan Royal, is disappointed and “more angry” about suicide clinic’s proposed changes after learning of mother’s death earlier this summer via a WhatsApp message’ by Paige Foley. Irish woman, Megan Royal, learnt of her mother’s death by […]
