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April 30, 2022
Dutch Mark 20 Years of Euthanasia
Dutch Mark 20 Years of Euthanasia reports Agence France Presse & Voice of America Golden butterflies adorn the walls of the Netherland’s only euthanasia expertise center, put up in remembrance of thousands of patients who have chosen to die with dignity over the past two decades. Situated in a leafy upmarket suburb of The Hague, […]
April 7, 2022
The Girl from Plainville: when texting becomes encouragement
The Girl from Plainville: when texting becomes encouragement tells the story of the suicide in 2014 of 18-year-old Conrad Roy III. The Independent writes that his phone revealed texts from 17-year-old Michelle Carter urging him to take his own life. Eight years on, the victim’s family is worried that new Hulu series ‘The Girl from […]
April 3, 2022
Deaths of Arizona Sisters Spark War Over Assisted Suicide
The Daily Beast, Barbie Latza Nadeau
When the friends and family of Lila Ammouri, 54, and Susan Frazier, 49, found out that the Arizona sisters had died by high-priced assisted suicide in Switzerland in early February, emotions ranged from rage to dismay. How could it be that two healthy, affluent health-care professionals—Ammouri a doctor, Frazier a registered nurse—could go to such […]
April 1, 2022
Oregon ends residency rule for medically assisted suicide
Associated Press, GENE JOHNSON
Oregon ends residency rule for medically assisted suicide and so will no longer require people to be residents of the state to use its law allowing terminally ill people to receive lethal medication, after a lawsuit challenged the requirement as unconstitutional, reports Associated Press. In a settlement filed in U.S. District Court in Portland on […]
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, […]
March 29, 2022
DEATH POD I invented a ‘suicide machine’ – and I might even use it one day
THE inventor of a controversial suicide pod says ‘DEATH POD I invented a ‘suicide machine’ – and I might even use it one day’. “Dr Death” – real name Dr Philip Nitschke – made headlines last year after claiming his Sarco capsule could be used in Switzerland from 2022, allowing those who are seriously sick […]
March 26, 2022
Doctor & Nurse Sisters die in Switzerland
EXCLUSIVE: Doctor & Nurse Sisters die in Switzerland Arizona sisters Dr. Lila Ammouri, 54, and nurse Susan Frazier, 49, were originally slated to end their lives at a Swiss assisted suicide clinic in August 2021 The sisters had spoken with Exit International, back in October 2020 to learn how they could kill themselves. After being warned […]
March 20, 2022
Alain Delon plans to opt for Euthanasia
Alain Delon plans to opt for Euthanasia We know that Alain Delon, 86, is in favour of euthanasia. His son Anthony revealed on RTL that he made him the promise to accompany him until the end, according to his last instructions, when he has decided to end it. “Yes, it’s true, he asked me that,” […]
March 20, 2022
House Lords assisted dying amendment fails
House of Lords assisted dying amendment fails The House of Lords has voted against an amendment to the Health and Care Bill that would have required UK Government action on assisted dying. The amendment would have required to draft a bill on assisted dying within a year and lay it before Parliament. Humanists UK briefed peers in support of […]
March 13, 2022
Right to assisted suicide gets favorable argument in MA Court
BOSTON (CN) — The Right to assisted suicide gets favorable argument in MA Court reports the Court House News Service. The Massachusetts Supreme Court seemed receptive Wednesday to becoming the first court in the country to establish a constitutional right to assisted suicide. “We’re moving forward,” said Justice Dalila Wendlandt. “Why isn’t it time to […]
