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November 21, 2024
It seems as if Switzerland has suddenly become afraid of its pioneering role
It seems as if Switzerland has suddenly become afraid of its pioneering role worldwide,’ says Nitschke, the inventor of Sarco.
For the first time, Philip Nitschke, the inventor of the suicide pill, talks about the Sarco premiere. He considers the criminal proceedings for intentional killing to be absurd.
In the interview in NZZ, Nitschke …
November 10, 2024
Completed Life Discussion Moves Forward in the Netherlands
Vast majority of Dutch people want euthanasia laws relaxed
It should become easier to perform euthanasia in the Netherlands.
That is the opinion of a large majority of Dutch people, according to a survey among the RTL News Panel.
Now, euthanasia is only allowed under very strict conditions.
Next week, the House of Representatives will …
November 3, 2024
71% of Dutch Want New Law for Completed Life Euthanasia
An elective death for completed life reasons should be possible, says 71 percent of Dutch: ‘Baby boomers want to make their own choices’
Seven out of 10 Dutch people believe there should be a law that allows dying assistance for seniors who feel their life is complete.
Editor’s Note, this means that most Dutch support …
October 27, 2024
Cooperation Last Will Reconsiders the Salts
The Cooperative Last Will (CLW) will no longer call the suicide powder Middel X (sodium azide) “humane” reports the NRC‘s Kim Bos.
This is what chairman Rob van Doorn let us know.
The organization will change the description on its own website early next week.
“We need to publish a complete package insert that …
October 25, 2024
Middel X (sodium azide) no longer considered a ‘humane’ death
The Coöperatie Laatste Wil (CLW) no longer calls the suicide powder drug Middel X “humane.”
That is what chairman Rob van Doorn has stated.
The organization will change the description on its own website early next week.
“We need to publish a complete package insert that addresses all side effects,” Van Doorn says.
The CLW …
October 20, 2024
Doctor Behind ‘Suicide Pod’ Wants AI to Assist EOL
The death of an American woman inside Philip Nitschke’s latest invention reveals the next frontier in the right-to-die debate.
The world’s first assisted suicide pod wraps around the human body like a space capsule, tilting gently toward the sky.
The device is designed to look as if the person inside were embarking on a journey, …
September 12, 2024
First images of double suicide pod for UK couple
The first pictures of the double suicide pod set to be used to euthanise a British couple have been revealed by the assisted dying company behind the controversial new device.
Peter and Christine Scott, who have been married for 46 years, told the Mail this week that they have made the decision to end their …
September 8, 2024
Middel X Persists in the NL: despite the Court Case
He knows he may risk a prison sentence.
Nevertheless, former police officer Dik van Oers is trying, quite openly, to find a construction to distribute the suicide drug X ‘legally’ write Maud Effting and Haro Kraak in De Volkskrant.
In green overalls, 80-year-old Dik van Oers sits behind the smooth white table in his study.…
August 25, 2024
Canada’s assisted-dying law faces constitutional fight
OTTAWA — A man who says he suffers from chronic and worsening mental health issues is among those launching a court challenge of the federal government’s assisted dying law, which excludes people suffering solely from a mental disorder.
An application filed by Dying with Dignity in Ontario Superior Court on Monday argues that it is …
July 21, 2024
Press Button To Die -Switzerland
An assisted dying group expects a portable suicide pod to be used for the first time in Switzerland, potentially within months, providing death without medical supervision, it said Wednesday.
The space-age-looking Sarco capsule, first unveiled in 2019, replaces the oxygen inside it with nitrogen, causing death by hypoxia. It would cost $20 to …
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