World euthanasia conference in Amsterdam in May next year
The international euthanasia conference, Euthanasia 2016 will take place on May 11-14, 2016, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The World Federation of Right to Die Societies has requested the NVVE to organize this biennial international conference. Hosting the conference means the opportunity for the NVVE to share the knowledge and experience gained in the Netherlands since the world’s first euthanasia law came into existence in 2001.
Conference website is www.euthanasia2016.com As of September 1, 2015 you will be able to register for the conference via the website.
The previous conference was in Chicago in 2014, hosted by the Final Exit Network.
I have to admit I was completely against assisted death, I watched my dad battle cancer with everything he had and he lived 15yrs longer than ever expected and at the end he peacefully fell asleep January 9th 2005…Then my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in 2013 they gave her no more than 6 months but she also was a fighter and she fought with every ounce of her life and I was amazed and in Aww of her and her bravery and again I was still against assisted death, I guess I looked at it as giving up and giving in..I was so wrong and I 100% back assisted death…On May 16th 2015 she started going down hill fast her pain was horrible, we were told hospice could keep her comfortable that was farthest from the truth…My mom drowned on her own bile from her liver for almost 30 minutes while none of the medications worked…She begged for help and we were helpless..My mother never got to just fall asleep peacefully it was horrific and devastating and during that moment while we laid with her trying to calm her all I could think was I wish we would of checked into assisted suicide she deserved to pass away peacefully…My mother was amazing and a great person and deserved a peaceful ending. This is my biggest regret that we didn’t have it on hand just incase. We do live in a state that it’s legal but we were told she would just fall asleep. I’m hoping that others read this and change there mind about this…EVERYONE deserves better than to die the way she did. I would love to know how to get involved in helping this cause out. Thanks for reading my story