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March 30, 2025
Swiss clinic helps UK woman die without her family’s knowledge
Swiss clinic helps UK woman die without her family’s knowledge An assisted dying clinic in Switzerland has helped a British woman to end her life without informing her family, despite reportedly claiming to have changed its practices after a similar incident in 2023. Anne Canning, 51, from Wales, travelled to the Pegasos clinic near the […]
March 25, 2025
Euthanasia Trends Upwards in the Netherlands
Last year, a total of 9,958 euthanasia cases were registered with the review committees reports Eva Klute for de Volkskrant. This increase can be partially explained by the ageing population, but the number of euthanasia notifications also rose in relation to the total mortality rate: from 5.4 to 5.8 percent. There is no reason to […]
March 21, 2025
Belgian Euthanasia Deaths Rise 17% in Past Year
Number of people choosing euthanasia has risen again: ‘The ageing population may play a role’ writes Arthur De Meyer. The number of people choosing euthanasia has risen again in the past year. In 2024, it involved 3,991 people, which is an increase of almost 17 percent. Experts do not know exactly what is causing the […]
January 26, 2025
Till death do us part: more people opt for Duo Euthanasia
The number of elderly people who want to die at the same time as their loved one is growing. ‘Duo euthanasia’ is seen by some as the height of romance, but is not always manageable. ‘On the day of the euthanasia, they went for coffee and cake first’ report Gertien Koster and Jos Schuring in […]
January 10, 2025
Willet spent 10 weeks in custody … “Hard to understand” say Lawyers
A Sarco man spent ten weeks in custody on suspicion of strangulation. “Hard to understand”, say lawyers The Schaffhausen public prosecutor’s office is investigating the first death in the death capsule. Research shows that they are taking an unusually tough approach – and are sticking to a dubious theory. Brief overview: • On 23. September […]
January 8, 2025
Why do we find it so difficult to talk about voluntary death in the Netherlands?
Opinion by Melvin Keijzer Even in a progressive city like Amsterdam, talking about death is a taboo, argues Melvin Keijzer – and about voluntary dying altogether. He argues for an open debate on self-determination. ‘Only that can reveal where the limits of autonomy should lie.’ Recently, a woman (64) in Switzerland ended her life in […]
