Why not voluntary lawyer-assisted dying?
At an earlier stage in the debate over assisted dying, a critic wrote that it was incompatible with a physician’s Hippocratic Oath. If the public...
South Australian prisoner will die through ‘voluntary assisted dying’
“Voluntary Assisted Dying” commenced in South Australia on January 31. The latest available figures show that 39 people have already taken advantage of the new...
Nitschke gets US tax-deductible status for his suicide machines
Americans can now get a tax-deduction for promoting assisted suicide. The world’s best-known assisted suicide activist, Australia’s Philip Nitschke, has drawn the curtains on a...
Canadian man supplied 1200 suicide kits online
Canada, the country with the most victims of euthanasia, is also the home of a man who may have enabled hundreds of people around the...
Dutch court sentences man to 3½ years for assisting suicides
A Dutch court has sentenced a man to 3½ years in prison for providing contacts with a lethal suicide drug. The man, identified only as...
UK surgeons go ‘neutral’ on assisted dying
In a significant public relations victory for the assisted dying lobby in the United Kingdom, the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) has...
Hawaii relaxes controls on assisted suicide
Hawaii has relaxed its safeguards on assisted suicide, which was legalized only five years ago, in 2018. The state’s governor, Josh Green, a retired oncologist,...
A Swiss first: prisoner assisted suicide
In a first for Switzerland, an inmate of a prison has ended his life with the help of an assisted suicide organisation, Exit. The male...
Swiss assisted suicide groups reports rise in deaths
Switzerland has several assisted suicide societies. One of the principal one is Exit Deutsche Schweiz, which caters for German-speaking Swiss citizens. Last year, 1,125 people...
25th anniversary of Oregon’s ‘Death With Dignity Act’
Oregon is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the state’s Death with Dignity Act. Governor Kate Brown officially declared October 27 “End-of-Life Options Day” in Oregon....
Victoria’s euthanasia deaths increase 31%
The number of Victorians using voluntary assisted dying has increased by 31% in a single year, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. In the year to June...
Swiss assisted suicide clinics complain about new regulations
The Swiss Medical Association’s new guidelines for assisted suicide have angered groups which provide this service for foreigners. The new guidelines make patients wait at...