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March 6, 2022
Italian court blocks referendum on euthanasia
ROME (CNS) — Italian Court blocks referendum on euthanasia, saying it would violate constitutional protections of human life reports global media. The Italian Constitutional Court, which ruled in 2019 against punishing a physician for assisting with the death of a terminally ill patient experiencing intolerable suffering, had urged parliament to draft clear legislation regulating euthanasia […]
February 14, 2022
Dutch High Court Allows Euthanasia for Dementia Patients
Dutch High Court Allows Euthanasia for Dementia Patients The Netherlands Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a landmark euthanasia ruling in the case of a doctor charged with murder for performing euthanasia on a patient with severe dementia. THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) — The Netherlands Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a landmark euthanasia ruling in the […]
January 8, 2022
Rabbi Yuval Cherlow weighs in on the ‘Sarco’ suicide capsule
Israel National News, Shimon Cohen
Rabbi Yuval Cherlow weighs in on the ‘Sarco’ suicide capsule. The 3D printed ‘Sarco’ suicide capsule was developed by Australian company Exit International in 2017, and had two prototypes available across Europe. A third prototype is currently being produced in the Netherlands. It has now passed legal review in Switzerland and will be permitted for […]
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 11, 2021
Sarco aims to take assisted dying out of doctors’ hands
A 3D-printed “suicide capsule” Sarco aims to take assisted dying out of doctors’ hands with AI & 3D printing reports Euronews Next. Sarco has passed a legal review in Switzerland, potentially clearing the way for the technology to be put into use in the country’s legal assisted suicide clinics. The Sarco capsule’s creator, Dr. Philip […]
December 4, 2021
Sarco suicide capsule ‘passes legal review’ in Switzerland
According to Swiss law experts, the Sarco suicide capsule ‘passes legal review’ in Switzerland. A 3D-printed capsule, destined for use in assisted suicide, may legally be operated in Switzerland, according to advice obtained by Exit International, the organisation that developed the ‘Sarco’ machine. Some 1,300 people died by assisted suicide in Switzerland in 2020 using […]
