July 27, 2025
California remains squeamish about medical aid in dying
The California Department of Public Health released its most recent data on what’s officially known as the End of Life Act this month, and the interesting gap between the larger number of prescriptions written, and the smaller number of folks who actually use those prescriptions, continues reports TERI SFORZA One-third of MAID prescriptions sit on nightstands, […]
July 21, 2025
New York weighs a Decision on Medical Aid in Dying
By MAYA KAUFMAN and KATELYN CORDERO for Polltico New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is facing a political tripwire as she weighs the future of a decade-old bill that would allow terminally ill people to obtain life-ending medication. The bill would make New York the 12th state in the country to legalize medical aid in dying. […]
July 20, 2025
New Sarco Goes Into Production
While the Swiss prosecutor ponders his next move in the on-going investigation in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen, a new Sarco goes into production in the Netherlands. The ‘Double Dutch’ Sarco is a twin pod, that can be configured to accommodate either one or two people. Elderly couples dying together is a rising trend. Demand […]
July 18, 2025
Slovenia Chooses the Medical Model
Slovenia approved a law to allow assisted dying on Friday, joining an increasing number of countries giving terminally-ill adults the right to end their lives if they face unbearable suffering with no expectation of improvement reports Reuters (Reporting by Daria Sito-Sucic & Alexandra Hudson). Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and Belgium are among the countries to […]
July 13, 2025
San Diego Reader Relives the Good O’ Days of Tijuana Nembutal
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical edition, which was once large enough to hold whole oceans of print. These stories will feature all the original illustrations […]
July 13, 2025
New Exit Documentary to be shown at Crete Film Festival
A new documentary film Sweet Death (Dulce Muerte) is to be shown in competition at the Ierapetra International Documentary Festival, in August 2025 in Crete, Greece. Sweet Death is directed by Analeine Cal y Mayor (Mexico). The Executive Producer is Viggo Mortensen. The Premiere Sweet Death will premiere on 3 August. A second screening […]
July 11, 2025
Suicides in Switzerland quadruple among older people
Suicides in Switzerland quadruple among older people reports Swiss Info EDITOR’S NOTE: Athanasios Association is the only group who prioritises people who are elderly but not seriously ill. Read more in Going to Switzerland: how to plan your Final Exit. Suicides in Switzerland quadruple among older people A journey of no return: the barbiturate sodium […]
July 5, 2025
White House accuses Britain of ‘state-sponsored suicide’
White House accuses Britain of ‘state-sponsored suicide’ as Donald Trump wades in on assisted dying ‘surrender’ reports Ed Griffiths. The White House has launched a scathing attack on Britain over Parliament’s support for assisted dying legislation, with the US state department condemning it as “state-sponsored suicide”. The US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour […]
