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July 13, 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 …
July 5, 2025
Book Sale – 4th July 2025
Happy 4th of July Weekend!
To celebrate, Exit is offering 10% off all books, all languages but only until Monday midnight CEST.
To claim your discount use the coupon code: ID2025 at check out.
This sale is timely given President Trump’s recent comments opposing assisted dying.
Exit is pleased to offer our 4th July …
June 5, 2025
Remembering Florian Willet – Obituary
Dr Florian Willet died in Germany on 5 May 2025. He was 47.
He is dearly missed …
About Florian
Florian came into our lives in early 2024.
At Exit, we had heard of this remarkable man during the three years he spent managing the communications at Dignitas in Germany.
He would later say that …
June 1, 2025
A Technological Solution for Dementia?
Inventor behind the suicide Sarco pod reveals plans for implant that will automatically kill patients when their condition worsens by ELENA SALVONI
The inventor of the Sarco suicide pod is building a ‘kill switch’ implant which could allow dementia sufferers to seal the time of their death years in advance.
Dr Philip Nitschke, whose controversial …
May 11, 2025
My Appointment with Dr Death
Philip Nitschke facilitated the world’s first legal assisted suicides in the 1990s. But is he the best advocate for the cause he so believes in? By Emily Lawford for Prospect Magazine
One bright September afternoon in a forest in Switzerland, a 64-year-old woman is about to die. She is standing in a clearing, in front …
May 3, 2025
Assisted Deaths could be >4000 in 10th Year if Law Changed
The number of assisted deaths could be more than 4,000 in the 10th year after the law comes into force in England and Wales if MPs vote for it, a review of the policy says.
The estimate forms part of the official impact assessment, carried out by civil servants to inform MPs as they debate …
May 3, 2025
Does Nembutal Cause Drowning?
This week the new Snippet titled ‘Does Nembutal Cause Drowning’ is published as the May Update to the online Peaceful Pill eHandbook.
The topic of this Snippet comes from the increasing body of scholarship that describes pulmonary edema in 84% of the autopsies of prisoners who have been executed using pentobarbital (Nembutal).
Anesthesiologist/ researcher …
April 27, 2025
New Scam Alert – Drink the Kool-Aid Fido
This week, Exit received an unusual photo of a bottle of Nembutal.
The bottle was by a recognised manufacturer – CEVA.
And was subtitled for ‘Sante Animale’ – presumably to mean ‘animal health’.
But what caught our eye was the repeated labelling as ‘drinkable’.
Now, call us naive, but here at Exit we are yet …
April 17, 2025
Dutch Calls for Easier Euthanasia for People with Dementia
It should be easier for people with dementia to choose euthanasia. That is the opinion of political party, D66 reports Metronieuws.nl
The party is therefore proposing a striking bill: euthanasia should be removed from criminal law.
The party also wants faster and better discussions about the end of life in cases of dementia.
The proposal, …
April 6, 2025
Online Events Recordings Now Available in the Online PPeH
If you miss a live event with Exit, you can always catch up later.
Webinars and Snippets are now published within the online Peaceful Pill eHandbook.
This means you can now watch our live events, at a time that suits you
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