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November 16, 2024
Sarco Director Still in Custody
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 […]
November 10, 2024
Ban on Assisted Suicide Enshrined in West Virginia Constitution?
A tidbit of news from the US Election. Not content with assisted suicide to be illegal in the State of West Virginia, pro-lifers have gone one step further by enshrining a ban in their State’s Constitution. Go Figure … a sign of things to come with the Trump administration or not? Signed: Editor’s Note ‘WV […]
September 2, 2024
The Room Next Door Finds Joy as It Stares Down Death
For those who have been following his career from the start, the idea of Pedro Almodóvar’s growing older—and increasingly using his films to reflect on illness and death, or at least just the inevitable slowdown that comes for most of us—is a bitter pill writes Stephanie Zacharek None of us relishes thinking about our own […]
July 30, 2024
Suicide pod death called off at last minute
Suicide pod death called off at last minute as first person was set to die in machine A woman from the US, in her 50s, was scheduled to be the first person to use the Sarco pod The creator of a controversial ‘suicide pod’ which claims to painlessly end the life of the occupant at […]
July 21, 2024
“Press Button To Die” Switzerland To Soon Use Portable Suicide Pods
The person wishing to die must first pass a psychiatric assessment of their mental capacity. Zurich, Switzerland An assisted dying group expects a portable suicide pod to be used for the first time in Switzerland, potentially within months, providing death without medical supervision, it said Wednesday. The space-age-looking Sarco capsule, first unveiled in 2019, replaces […]
July 5, 2024
Canberrans want Good Deaths Regardless of State of Health
ACT citizens should congratulate Minister Tara Cheyne MLA and the ACT Legislative Assembly for passing the ACT’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024 in June 2024. It is a monumental achievement to achieve the most progressive voluntary assisted dying (VAD) law in Australia at the first attempt. It will give many Canberrans peace of mind knowing […]
