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April 12, 2025
The Latest Data from Oregon
Earlier this month the Dutch government published its annual report on the state of voluntary euthanasia in this country which showed continuous growth in people seeking medical help to die.
Yet like most places where euthanasia/ assisted suicide is legal, relatively little data is collected on the type of deaths that people get.
In Switzerland …
March 23, 2025
Spanish Precedent as 24-Year Old with Paraplegia Allowed to Die
Ramon Sampedro would have been delighted.
It has been reported this week that a judge in Barcelona, has authorised the euthanasia of a 24-year-old woman with paraplegia.
The woman became a paraplegic in November 2022 after a failed suicide attempt when she suffered serious injuries to her spine.
Her request for an assisted death was …
February 23, 2025
PPeH vs AI – who provides the best answers?
AI is changing life (and death) as we know it.
Last week, we drew attention to a recent article in MIT Tech Review where, using the Nomi platform, a chatbot was able to help advise on ways to kill yourself.
It was perhaps inevitable that AI would start down the controversial path of suicide assistance …
February 16, 2025
When your Chatbot Girlfriend Instructs You on Suicide
In an article published this month in the MIT Tech Review, new heights (no pun intended) have been reached in terms of accessing how to die information.
The article involves Minnesota writer/ photographer Al Nowatzki who, with his wife’s permission, embarked on a five month relationship with a Chatbot from the Nomi platform.
Nomi …
January 19, 2025
Different Methods, Different Deaths: Hypoxia Explained
January 2025 PPeH Update
In January, Exit published a significant new update to the Peaceful Pill eHandbook Essentials.
The topic was the different ‘death experiences’ that different methods provide.
Indeed, so detailed was the update that important facts were easy to overlook.
Nitrogen
The section on Nitrogen, for example, gave details and descriptions about …
October 6, 2024
A Good Death will Remain Out of Reach in the UK
A Bit of Background
For the past 13 years, the UK has relied on ‘the Starmer guidelines‘ for their legal determinations on assisted suicide.
Back in 2010, when he was the director of Public Prosecutions (long before his recent Prime Minister-ship), Keir Starmer attempted to clarify the law around assisted suicide.
Back then, …
July 21, 2024
Needles, Drinks & Buttons – an Existential Dilemma
In recent weeks, I have watched as the Sarco has neared its completion.
This has taken place in a workshop in Rotterdam.
I have watched as the electronics guy has trouble-shot (is that a term) his system and made some necessary last minute adjustments.
I have watched ‘the button’ being ordered online and installed.
I’ve …
April 7, 2024
She who sups with the devil …
She who sups with the devil should have a long spoon …
Part of me wants to shake Zoraya and tell her to wake up to herself.
She may be depressed, and she may have any number of psychiatric maladies, but that does not mean that she should throw common sense (and her caution) to …
March 17, 2024
Starmer Guidelines Keep Families Apart
The recent death of Scottish solicitor, Bruce de Wert, draws attention to the chaotic and inhumane state of the law in the UK.
In 2014, the now Labour Leader, Keir Starmer, issued CPS guidelines about prosecutions for assisted suicide.
At that time Starmer was the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Presumably, the intention of his office …
February 18, 2024
Couples Going Together: the Luck of Timing
Last week, former Dutch Prime Minister, Dries van Agt died at his home in Nijmegen.
His wife Eugenie died alongside him.
These deaths have sparked significant international media coverage, making much mention of the fact that they died holding hands. Both were 93 years. Both were very ill.
Despite much of the reporting, the chances …
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