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May 29, 2026
Poison Seller Linked to nearly 150 Deaths around the World
Law, who pleaded guilty in connection with 14 deaths in Ontario, is not charged elsewhere reports Thomas Daigle of CBC News.
Products sold by Kenneth Law are linked to the deaths of nearly 150 people around the world, including the following people.
The new estimate is based on information requests and interviews with families, as …
May 3, 2026
Sarco Charges Dropped against Florian Willet
In some weird twist of fate, Exit got news last week that the charges against former President of The Last Resort – Dr Florian Willet – over the use of the Sarco in Switzerland in September 2024 – had been formally dropped.
In reality, the only reason that the Swiss Prosecutor in Schaffhausen canton has …
April 18, 2026
Ken Law Pleads Guilty to Assisted Suicide – Nitrite Case
TORONTO (AP) — A Canadian man facing murder charges for allegedly selling lethal substances online to people at risk of self-harm has agreed to plead guilty to counseling or aiding suicide, his lawyer told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. on Friday reports AOL.com
In turn, Canadian prosecutors will withdraw all 14 murder charges laid against Kenneth …
April 12, 2026
New Swiss Book Available on Amazon in Kindle & Print
You asked and we have answered
Ever since Exit’s book Going to Switzerland: how to plan your final exit was first published in 2023, various readers have asked if they could read the book on their Amazon Kindle device.
Dying in Switzerland: Athanasios, Dignitas & The Last Resort (Sarco) Controversy is also available as a …
March 30, 2026
No Pills or Needles, Just Paper: How Deadly Drugs Are Changing
Lab-made drugs soaked into the pages of letters, books and even legal documents are being smuggled behind bars, killing inmates and frustrating investigators report Azam Ahmed and Matt Richtel for the New York Times.
The body lay slumped on the jail floor, curled around a metal toilet.
Investigators found no evidence of homicide, just …
March 15, 2026
It’s Spring & 2026 Print PPH is Shipping
Every year, Exit publishes a new, updated edition of our best-selling Peaceful Pill eHandbook.
At this special time of year, the online and print versions equal each other in terms of providing the most accurate, and up to date information on end of life choices.
The 2026 edition finally arrived back from the printers …
March 13, 2026
The Final Journey is not always Peaceful
The final journey is not always peaceful: Why euthanasia is less well researched medically than life-saving treatments by science writer, Manuela Callari in Medscape (German).
Everything had been prepared down to the last detail for a final, peaceful farewell.
Family and friends had gathered, and a pianist played softly in the background. In this highly …
February 27, 2026
Self-Determination in Germany: the risk of ‘excessive ‘psychiatrisation’
Reports Gita Neumann for Diesseits, of the German Humanists
The enormous need among the elderly population in particular for impartial information and decision-making assistance on humane dying remains largely unmet.
As a result, there is a constant stream of new and questionable offers.
One reason for this is the regrettable reluctance of treating physicians to …
February 15, 2026
Voluntary Stopping Eating/Drinking – New Study
Every year, thousands of elderly people die because they consciously stop eating and drinking
According to research by Erasmus MC, an estimated 5,800 people in the Netherlands end their lives each year by consciously stopping eating and drinking.
That is 3.5% of all deaths. In most cases, a previous request for euthanasia had been rejected.…
February 7, 2026
Should AI decide whether you live or die?
A controversial suicide pod known as Sarco could soon rely on artificial intelligence (AI) to decide who is allowed to die, forcing a global reckoning over whether a machine should ever make irreversible end-of-life decisions.
The Sarco capsule, which was developed by Australian euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke, looks like something from a design exhibition at …
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