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December 18, 2024

Euthanasia Is Now The Cause Of 1 In 20 Deaths In Canada

Int Business Times

An annual report by the Canadian government showed that deaths by euthanasia have steadily grown since it became legal. Since the establishment of Canada’s Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID) law in 2016, more than 60,000 people have used euthanasia to die. Euthanasia accounted for 15,343 deaths in 2023 or 4.7% or about 1 in 20 […]

December 18, 2024

More Spaniards Request Euthanasia

Spanje Vandaag

The number of applications for euthanasia in Spain increased significantly in 2023, with an increase of almost 25% compared to the previous year. This is according to the Ministry of Health’s annual report analysing the 2023 figures. A total of 766 applications were submitted, of which 334 were eventually carried out. This means that only […]

December 1, 2024

The Worst Thought-Out Legal Framework Anywhere in the World?

The Conversation

The terminally ill adults (end of life) bill will allow adults in England and Wales who are terminally ill to be provided with assistance to end their own life. The current law on assisted dying needs to be reformed, but this bill is not the solution. It proposes a morally questionable law that is likely […]

November 20, 2024

It seems as if Switzerland has suddenly become afraid of its pioneering role

NZZ Zurich

It seems as if Switzerland has suddenly become afraid of its pioneering role worldwide,’ says Nitschke, the inventor of Sarco. For the first time, Philip Nitschke, the inventor of the suicide pill, talks about the Sarco premiere. He considers the criminal proceedings for intentional killing to be absurd. In the interview, Nitschke talks about his […]

November 20, 2024

Creator of Sarco Capsule Rejects Swiss Allegation

Associated Press

GENEVA (AP) — The right-to-die activist behind a new “suicide capsule” says he rejects “absurd” allegations that the U.S. woman who was said to be its first user may have actually been strangled. Philip Nitschke of advocacy group Exit International said Wednesday he wasn’t on hand for the woman’s death on Sept. 23 involving the […]

November 16, 2024

Sarco Director Still in Custody

NZZ

The Sarco boss is still in custody – now his lawyer is attacking the Schaffhausen authorities The German Florian Willet is being investigated for intentional homicide in connection with the first death in the suicide capsule. Now his defense lawyer is speaking for the first time. Simon Hehli 14.11.2024, 17.24 hrs On September 23, a […]