General Article
March 6, 2022
Italian court blocks referendum on euthanasia
ROME (CNS) — Italian Court blocks referendum on euthanasia, saying it would violate constitutional protections of human life reports global media. The Italian Constitutional Court, which ruled in 2019 against punishing a physician for assisting with the death of a terminally ill patient experiencing intolerable suffering, had urged parliament to draft clear legislation regulating euthanasia […]
February 20, 2022
February Peaceful Pill eHandbook Sarco Update
The February Peaceful Pill eHandbook Sarco Update represents the first substantial update to the eHandbook for the year. The Sarco Update update presents a new Chapter on the device and answer the criticisms/ questions that have arisen in the mainstream media over recent months. Especially since the story of Sarco’s so-called ‘approval’ in Switzerland went […]
February 13, 2022
‘Right to Die’ Documentary
‘Right to Die’ Documentary ** NEWS ALERT ** On 12 February 2022, ‘Right to Die’ (feature documentary) won best producer at the World Film Fair in New York. The Backstory In February 2020, shortly before the first lockdown, Philip Nitschke travelled to Helsinki to meet with lawyers about the possible use of Sarco in that […]
January 31, 2022
The Potential Role Of Technology In Euthanasia And Assisted Death
The Potential Role Of Technology In Euthanasia And Assisted Death is the new article by Medical Futurist, Bertalan Meskó, MD, PhD In early 2021, Spanish lawmakers legalised euthanasia and assisted death for patients suffering from unbearable and/or incurable conditions, making Spain the sixth country in the world to do so. Prior to this move, the […]
January 8, 2022
Rabbi Yuval Cherlow weighs in on the ‘Sarco’ suicide capsule
Israel National News, Shimon Cohen
Rabbi Yuval Cherlow weighs in on the ‘Sarco’ suicide capsule. The 3D printed ‘Sarco’ suicide capsule was developed by Australian company Exit International in 2017, and had two prototypes available across Europe. A third prototype is currently being produced in the Netherlands. It has now passed legal review in Switzerland and will be permitted for […]
January 1, 2022
About Assisted Suicide – a Definition
About Assisted Suicide – a Definition Definitions Anyone who makes plans for their own death can be said to be planning their ‘suicide’. However, the term suicide, and even assisted suicide, have become controversial according to the Peaceful Pill Handbook – Essentials Edition. Many in the right to die movement have changed their wording to […]
January 1, 2022
Update Webinars – 2022 Series
In 2022, Exit is hosting a new series of online Update Webinars for Exit Members & current subscribers to the Peaceful Pill eHandbook. Overview Titled ‘PPeH Update Webinars’, an Update Webinar will be held each time a substantial update is made to the Peaceful Pill eHandbook. Substantial updates to the Peaceful Pill eHandbook are generally […]
December 20, 2021
A body implant that would kill you
Creator of ‘suicide pod’ wants to make body implant that would kill you if you forget to deactivate it by Io Dodds for The Independent The Australian euthanasia activist behind a widely-discussed “suicide pod” wants to create an implantable medical device for people with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease that would kill its users if […]
December 4, 2021
Eyewitness Accounts to Death with Middel X
De Volkskrant, Maud Effting & Haro Kraak
Investigative journalists Maud Effting & Haro Kraak from newspaper de Volkskrant examine Eyewitness Accounts to Death with Middel X They spoke with eyewitnesses to the last hours of six people who wanted to end their lives with Middel X. These witnesses tell in detail what they saw happen. PETER – he doesn’t want to live […]
December 4, 2021
Sarco suicide capsule ‘passes legal review’ in Switzerland
According to Swiss law experts, the Sarco suicide capsule ‘passes legal review’ in Switzerland. A 3D-printed capsule, destined for use in assisted suicide, may legally be operated in Switzerland, according to advice obtained by Exit International, the organisation that developed the ‘Sarco’ machine. Some 1,300 people died by assisted suicide in Switzerland in 2020 using […]
