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December 3, 2025
Assisted Suicide Remains Illegal in NL Following Court Judgment
The Dutch State may continue to prohibit assisted suicide. This was ruled by the Court of Appeal in The Hague on Tuesday (2 December). The Last Will Cooperative had brought the case because it believed the ban violated the right to self-determination. In the Netherlands, it is illegal to assist someone in committing suicide. Assistance […]
December 1, 2025
Ludwig Minelli Dies at Dignitas
Dignitas founder, Ludwig Minelli, has died at the organisation he founded, Dignitas. He was 92. Exit pays our respects to this remarkable man. Swiss media outlet 20 Minuten reports: The founder of the Dignitas association and one of the pioneers of assisted suicide in Switzerland has died. Ludwig A. Minelli died on 29 November, shortly […]
November 26, 2025
Further charges over alleged euthanasia ring
A man accused of selling a whale euthanasia drug to a paraplegic man to end his life has been charged with nine additional offences, including aiding the death of an elderly man at Ashmore in 2024. He has also been charged with four counts of supplying dangerous drugs, which include allegedly: offering pentobarbital at meetings […]
November 1, 2025
Euthanasia in Germany: A suicide that could shake up politics
He had diagnosed himself, he wrote in the application, with “weariness of life.” His dreams had been fulfilled, he had six university degrees, his education was “outstanding.” He was familiar with all philosophical ideas, and he would never beat his marathon best time of 2:45 hours. He continued: “I have experienced most of the secrets […]
October 31, 2025
Sweet Death documentary opens the debate on right to choose
THE DOCUMENTARY DULCE MUERTE (SWEET DEATH), directed and written by Analeine Cal y Mayor, offers a profound reflection on the freedom to decide the end of one’s own life. After a successful run at international festivals—including participation in the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), winning Best Documentary at the 2025 Montreal Women Film Festival, and […]
October 31, 2025
Illinois bill to legalize medically-assisted death heads to Governor for signature
‘Illinois bill to legalize medically-assisted death heads to Gov. JB Pritzker for signature’ reports Elyssa Kaufman. A bill allowing medically assisted death is on its way to Gov. JB Pritzker’s death after it passed the Illinois Senate at the end of their veto session. It passed the MAiD bill Thursday night with a 30 to […]
October 31, 2025
Pegasos Reignites Controversy over Assisted Suicide in Switzerland
Watch the News Report (in English) British families accuse the Swiss association Pegasos of helping their loved ones die without any real medical justification. Based in the canton of Solothurn, the organisation defends its legality and ethics, but its methods have reignited the debate on the limits of assisted suicide in Switzerland. In the suburbs […]
October 6, 2025
Court considers the question: should assisted suicide remain a criminal offence?
Coöperatie Laatste Wil (CLW) is facing the state in an appeal this Monday concerning assisted suicide. It is a criminal offence, but they believe it should not be reports Susan Wichgers. Demonstrators from the Steungroep Dappere Burgers (SDB) at the Palace of Justice in The Hague. The demonstrators were supporting a man who was on […]
October 2, 2025
“Assisted suicide is a human right”
Brave Citizens fight for control over end of life: “Assisted suicide is a human right” A sit-in at Utrecht Central Station marks the prelude to next Monday’s appeal by Coöperatie Laatste Wil (Last Will Cooperative) against the State to make assisted suicide legal. “Large groups of people are currently being left out in the cold.” […]
September 21, 2025
Gold Coast euthanasia ring kingpin’s boasts caught on police taps
An undercover operative posing as a suicide candidate helped bust open a $12,000-per-dose euthanasia drug ring operating on the Gold Coast reports Greg Stolz. Explosive new details have been revealed in the case against an accused Gold Coast euthanasia ring, with police phone taps allegedly busting the group’s claimed kingpin boasting about setting up a […]
