After an eight hour debate in the House of Lords on Friday, Baroness Meacher’s Assisted Dying Bill passed its Second Reading unopposed. This is a huge win for the campaign. The Bill will now go to committee stage where it will be further scrutinized. After that it must go to the House of Commons for […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity Act, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Dutch euthanasia, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Oregon law, physician-assisted suicide, right to die on Oct 9th, 2021
Sir Patrick Stewart, the actor, has endorsed the campaign to legalize assisted dying in Scotland. The 81-year-old, whose credits include Star Trek: The Next Generation on television and the X-Men series of blockbuster movies, told The Sunday Times that such legislation “is the mark of a forward-thinking, progressive society”. Last month Liam McArthur, a Liberal […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity Act, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, Living Will, People in the News, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance on Sep 27th, 2021
Farewell to Hemlock: Killed by its Name
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Queensland will become the fifth Australian state to legalize voluntary assisted dying (VAD) after state Parliament passed a historic bill on Thursday. After more than two days of emotionally charged debate, the bill passed with 61 MPs supporting the legislation and 30 voting against it. The new laws — which are not set to take effect […]
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The British Medical Association (BMA) is coming under pressure to drop its opposition to assisted dying as efforts to change the law gather pace. At its annual representatives meeting next week the doctors’ trade union is to consider a motion recommending that it adopts a neutral position on the issue. It comes after a survey […]
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73% of UK supports MAiD for the terminally ill A YouGov research poll in the U.K. shows that there is overwhelming public support for doctor-assisted suicide for patients suffering from a terminal illness. The same report shows that Members of Parliament are heavily divided on this issue. Almost three quarters of Britons (73%) think the […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Dr. Kevorkian, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Jean's Way, Self-Deliverance on Aug 12th, 2021
Jean’s Way: A Love Story by Derek Humphry A bestseller over 50 years. Ten translations. Consider buying this classic book on KINDLE for $6 and an easy 420 KB download, 150 pages.
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Dr. Kevorkian, Dutch euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Kevorkian, physician-assisted suicide, RTD Organizations, Switzerland on Aug 1st, 2021
On July 20, a 28-year-old man in the Netherlands was arrested for trafficking suicide powder. According to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, at least six suicides are linked to the man. The Justice Department suspects the drug was provided to hundreds of people. Research should show how many people actually took the drug and how many […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Books, Death With Dignity Act, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Dr. Kevorkian, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Kevorkian, Oregon law, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, Self-Deliverance, Switzerland on Jul 23rd, 2021
The Los Angeles Review of Books examined Katie Englehart’s new book “THE INEVITABLE” Here is an extract; the entire review is worth reading The Dignified Exit July 23, 2021 • By Elena Saavedra Buckle Opponents of assisted death have long argued that the practice will fall down a slippery slope of exploitation. Poor […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Death With Dignity Act, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Dutch euthanasia, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News on Jul 1st, 2021
Today is a special day: in Western Australia the Voluntary Aid in Dying Act (that is ratified in 2019) has come info force. Earlier this month, the new established laws in Spain and New Mexico came into effect. Other good news also comes from Australia: the South Australian VAD bill is amended, approved and ratified. […]
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