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March 20, 2022
House Lords assisted dying amendment fails
House of Lords assisted dying amendment fails The House of Lords has voted against an amendment to the Health and Care Bill that would have required UK Government action on assisted dying. The amendment would have required to draft a bill on assisted dying within a year and lay it before Parliament. Humanists UK briefed peers in support of […]
March 13, 2022
Right to assisted suicide gets favorable argument in MA Court
BOSTON (CN) — The Right to assisted suicide gets favorable argument in MA Court reports the Court House News Service. The Massachusetts Supreme Court seemed receptive Wednesday to becoming the first court in the country to establish a constitutional right to assisted suicide. “We’re moving forward,” said Justice Dalila Wendlandt. “Why isn’t it time to […]
March 6, 2022
Italian court blocks referendum on euthanasia
ROME (CNS) — Italian Court blocks referendum on euthanasia, saying it would violate constitutional protections of human life reports global media. The Italian Constitutional Court, which ruled in 2019 against punishing a physician for assisting with the death of a terminally ill patient experiencing intolerable suffering, had urged parliament to draft clear legislation regulating euthanasia […]
February 14, 2022
Dutch High Court Allows Euthanasia for Dementia Patients
Dutch High Court Allows Euthanasia for Dementia Patients The Netherlands Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a landmark euthanasia ruling in the case of a doctor charged with murder for performing euthanasia on a patient with severe dementia. THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) — The Netherlands Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a landmark euthanasia ruling in the […]
February 12, 2022
Letting Go Premiere – Dublin
The world premiere of ‘Letting Go’, a new play about the love story of Marie Fleming & Tom Curran, will be held at Whale Theatre Dublin, Ireland on Saturday 5 March 2022. In 2013 Marie and Tom took a landmark court case to the Irish High and Supreme Courts arguing that Marie wanted lawful help […]
February 6, 2022
Marie Fleming’s Partner Launches Irish Wing of Euthanasia Body Exit
The Sunday Times, Beau Donnelly
Marie Fleming’s Partner Launches Irish Wing of Euthanasia Body Exit group that provides guidance on assisted suicide has officially launched in Ireland, ahead of a national debate on voluntary assisted dying. Tom Curran, the partner of the late right-to-die campaigner Marie Fleming, is to lead the Irish branch of Exit International. It follows the Dail decision […]
