Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, Dutch euthanasia, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Final Exit, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations on Mar 24th, 2023
: Aycke Smook 1938-2023 ERGO regrets to report the death of one of its directors, Dr.Aycke Smook in the Netherlands. Aycke died in hospital on March 6th 2023 after a period of deteriorating health. He will be remembered for his unwavering commitment to the issue of the Right to Die in general, and to Right […]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Good Death, Nitrogen, People in the News, Philip Nitschke MD, Self-Deliverance, Switzerland on Oct 16th, 2022
The MIT Technology Review reported 13 October: In a workshop in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Philip Nitschke—“Dr. Death” or “the Elon Musk of assisted suicide” to some—is overseeing the last few rounds of testing on his new Sarco machine before shipping it to Switzerland, where he says its first user is waiting. This is the […]
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As part of the Dutch system of transparency in its Termination of Life upon Request law, this week the Health Minister provided a report to the Dutch Parliament outlining the backlog which the increase in requests for euthanasia from mental health patients has created. While Dutch psychiatrists are supportive of the right of those suffering […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, degerative illness, Derek Humphry, Elder suicide, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Good Death, Jean's Way, Opinion Pieces, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Apr 25th, 2019
Do you want to leave after 90 years? Interesting argument developing in the UK (See report below.) This has also been a debate in the Netherlands. …….. On April 16 Michael Irwin gave a talk at the Cornerstone Centre, in Brighton and Hove, a city on the south coast of the UK, on – ‘When […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dutch euthanasia, Euthanasia, Final Exit, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Switzerland on Jan 18th, 2019
The Guardian in London printed this lengthy article which is well worth taking the time to read….. Death on demand: has euthanasia gone too far? Countries around the world are making it easier to choose the time and manner of your death. But doctors in the world’s euthanasia capital are starting to worry about the […]
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There is a world-wide debate about whether or not patients who are severely demented could be given doctor-assisted suicide (assisted dying). Perhaps this forthcoming court case will suggest answers. Dutch authorities are prosecuting a doctor for performing euthanasia on a patient in the first case of its kind since its legalization 16 years ago. The […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity Act, degerative illness, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Dutch euthanasia, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Living Will, Oregon law, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, RTD News, RTD Organizations on Mar 11th, 2018
This article in The Washington Post on 11 March 2018 is the opening gambit in an important campaign to make doctor-assisted-dying more widely available. I have always supported such changes:- In Oregon, pushing to give patients with degenerative diseases the right to die by Rob Kuznia, Washington Post LOS ANGELES — Shortly after she was […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dutch euthanasia, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Good Life, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, RTD News on Feb 23rd, 2018
Here’s something we did not know until now: Since the Dutch euthanasia law came into force in 2002, Dutch doctors have helped over 49,000 people to die through euthanasia or physician assisted suicide (PAS). Although euthanasia and PAS remain criminal acts in the Netherlands, doctors are not prosecuted if the due care criteria of the […]
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Physician-assisted suicides up in the Netherlands Cases of euthanasia are reportedly on the rise in the Netherlands. A total 6,091 cases were registered last year ? a 10% rise compared to 2015. As reported by Dutch News online, euthanasia now accounts for 4% of total deaths. Meanwhile, the regional monitoring boards said the rules for […]
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If you are interested in knowing more about how assisted dying is conducted in the Netherlands, go to this site web site of Royal Dutch Medical Association: Viewpoints and guidelines euthanasia (in English): +KNMG position paper: The role of the physician in the voluntary termination of life +Guidelines for the Practice of Euthanasia and Physician […]
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