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March 29, 2022

Arizona sisters who died by assisted suicide in Switzerland were ‘tired of life’

The Arizona sisters who died by assisted suicide in Switzerland were ‘tired of life’ reports The Independent. Sisters Lila Ammouri and Susan Frazier decided to end their lives at a Swiss assisted dying clinic after becoming “tired of life”, according to an advocate who was advising them. Dr Ammouri, a palliative care doctor aged 54, […]

January 23, 2022

Euthanasia Report Card from New Zealand

Isaac Davison, NZ Herald

In a euthanasia report card from New Zealand, Euthanasia uptake has been found to be slow so far, but it is expected to rise. One to two people have chosen assisted death each week since euthanasia became legal in New Zealand in November, new figures show. A total of 73 people have applied for the Assisted Dying Service […]

December 16, 2021

A 3-D Printed Pod Inflames the Assisted Suicide Debate

A 3-D Printed Pod Inflames the Assisted Suicide Debate The pod, known as Sarco, was conceived as a way for people to end their lives without involving a doctor. A plan to introduce it in Switzerland has raised alarm even among right-to-die advocates. For years, a sleek, pod-shaped suicide machine called Sarco has been a […]

December 3, 2021

Eyewitnesses on self-inflicted death with Middel X

de Volkskrant

Doctors doubt whether the suicide powder Middel X leads to a humane death. De Volkskrant spoke to eyewitnesses of the final hours of six people who wanted to end their lives with it. They recount in detail what they saw happen’ by Maud Effting and Haro Kraak, 3 December 2021, 17:37 PETER – pacer does […]

October 3, 2021

Is Coöperatie Laatste Wil a Criminal Organisation?

Kim Bos, NRC

Is Coöperatie Laatste Wil a Criminal Organisation? Did the chairman of the Last Will Cooperative participate in a criminal organization? The chairman of Coöperatie Laatste Wil believes that everyone who wants to die should be able to choose to do so. Now he is suspected of participating in a criminal organization. The ultimate goal of […]

August 15, 2021

All options need to be exhausted before considering euthanasia

The Malta Independent, Shona Berger

All options need to be exhausted before considering euthanasia for Malta, according to Professor of Family Medicine and Bioethics Pierre Mallia. Before Malta considers passing legislation on euthanasia, there needs to be an improvement in palliative care, Professor of Family Medicine and Bioethics Pierre Mallia told The Malta Independent on Sunday. “It would be tragic […]

April 11, 2021

Dutch Push for Demedicalisation of Euthanasia Laws

NOS.nl, Agence France Presse

The Coöperatie Laatste Wil (CLW), together with thirty Dutch citizens, is taking the Dutch State to court to create the legal right for voluntary, elective dying at a time of one’s choosing that does not require medical sanction or assistance. This Dutch push for the Demedicalisation of Euthanasia Laws is being driven by the concept […]

March 8, 2021

Liberation France – Profile on Philip Nitschke

Julie Brafman, Liberation

The Australian Dr Philip Nitschke, the head of the global pro-euthanasia group Exit International, is the first doctor to legally assist someone to die. He has also just completed his latest creation: a futuristic capsule that makes it possible to finish without medical assistance. Perhaps he would have remained an unknown doctor at the hospital […]

February 28, 2021

Demand for Swiss assisted dying: clinic inquiries soar

Hayden Johnson, Courier Mail

Queenslanders desperate for a painless death are turning to Switzerland’s world renowned assisted-dying clinic ahead of the state considering its own end-of-life laws. Pegasos, voluntary assisted dying clinic based in the northern Swiss town of Basel, is receiving almost daily inquiries from Queenslanders. The clinic which opened in 2019 has received more inquiries from Queensland […]

February 4, 2021

It is time for the elderly to sacrifice themselves for the young

Jannetje Koelewijn, NRC

Psychiatrist Boudewijn Chabot (79) does not want to go to the ICU when he falls ill. More elderly people have to sacrifice themselves, he says. “Dying is part of life, that is what we have to learn to accept again.” Boudewijn Chabot (79) believes that you can only die properly if you prepare for it. […]