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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 […]
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 […]
