At the 14th Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, April 19-29, 2007 in Toronto they are presenting the World Premiere of “The Suicide Tourist”, a powerful film that examines the controversial Swiss non-profit Dignitas, the only organization providing access to legal-assisted suicide for everyone, regardless of nationality, through two intimate and compelling stories of an […]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Books, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Mercy Killing, Opinion Pieces, Publications/InternetMedia, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Suicide (rational) on Oct 9th, 2006
Books on euthanasia received in 2006 at the Euthanasia Research & Guidance Organization (ERGO) in author alphabetical order: Guide to a Humane Self-Chosen Death by Dr. Pieter Admiraal et al. WOZZ Foundation, Delft, The Netherlands. ISBN 9078581018. 112 pages. Paperback. Euros 25. Sold only to physicians, pharmacists and in bulk to right-to-die societies. www.wozz.nl Unplugged: […]
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Suicide pill presented at right-to-die meeting Canadian Press Published: Saturday, September 09, 2006 TORONTO — An Australian physician attending a global conference of right-to-die organizations intends to display what he says is the first do-it-yourself suicide pill. The pill was devised by a group of 20 Australians with degenerative and terminal illnesses. Group members, aged […]
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The World Federation of Right to Die Societies and Dying With Dignity welcome the world to Toronto! + ATTEND leading-edge presentations. + ESTABLISH & STRENGTHEN international networks. + LEARN about the successes and the battles – locally, nationally, and internationally. For details, go to http://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/worldconference06/homepage.html Euthanasia literature available at ERGO bookstore.
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Greetings from Washington DC! We are going to present a new play about euthanasia which we think you and your constituencies might be interested. I wonder if there are any members/ supporters of your organization who live in the DC area. If so, we would like to ask for your kind support in helping us […]
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Details of the September joint conference in Toronto of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies and Dying with Dignity – Canada are available on the World Conference 2006 page. Further literature at the ERGO bookstore
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The House of Lords in the UK has voted to stall a controversial bill to allow doctors to help terminally-ill patients end their lives. The Assisted Dying Bill would let doctors prescribe, but not administer, lethal drugs to patients who are suffering unbearably and have less than six months to live. Peers have voted 148 […]
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The New Technology in Self-Deliverance Group — better known as NuTech — will hold a workshop as an adjunct event to the 16th biennial conference of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies in Toronto, Canada, on September 8-10, 2006 It was the pioneer work of the NuTech group which developed the inert gas […]
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Details of the joint conference of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies and Dying with Dignity, of Canada, can be seen at this site
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The second reading in the House of Lords of a private members Bill on assisted suicide is set to take place. The Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill proposes to make it legal for doctors to prescribe drugs to a terminally ill person in order for them to take their own life. The Bill […]
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