Newspaper Media
October 1, 2023
Widower suicide spurs euthanasia drug worry
The Australian newspaper reports that a ‘Widower suicide spurs euthanasia drug worry’. Voluntary assisted dying advocates insist euthanasia drugs should continue to be dispensed to dying people at home despite an elderly Queensland widower taking the lethal substance meant for his terminally ill wife. In the first suspected abuse of a VAD scheme in Australia, […]
July 30, 2023
Dr Death and his search for the best way to die
De Volkskrant, by Maud Effting & Haro Kraak
Dr. Death and his search for the best way to die writes Maud Effting and Haro Kraak in de Volkskrant, NL As founder of Exit International, Philip Nitschke fights for access to information about a soft, self- chosen death. “I think every adult with common sense is entitled to that.” On his idyllic houseboat near […]
May 1, 2022
Sarco goes to Poland
The Sarco goes to Poland to feature in a new play that debates end of life rights. It stands on the base, which is connected to the socket with an ordinary charger, like a laptop. Then some elements of the housing begin to glow. At first glance, the whole thing looks like a bobsleigh. Or […]
April 27, 2022
Emmanuel Macron suggests a will and a way on euthanasia
Le Monde reports that Emmanuel Macron suggests a will and a way on euthanasia. The president promised a citizens’ convention on euthanasia and says he favors the Belgian model. His opponent Marine Le Pen does not want to modify the current law. Although it was not a topic broached during the televised debate on Wednesday, […]
April 6, 2022
Family threaten legal action against Swiss assisted suicide clinic
Family threaten legal action against Swiss assisted suicide clinic where American woman died Krista Atkins rejected her family’s concerns just before her death by suicide in June 2020. The family of an American woman who died by assisted suicide in Switzerland has threatened to take legal action against the clinic where she died. Krista Atkins, […]
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
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
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?
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 […]
