March 12, 2022
Exitorial – is assisted suicide a Constitutional right?
Exitorial – is assisted suicide a Constitutional right? Last week the Massachusetts Supreme Court began hearing a case where one doctor (Alan Steinbach) is seeking to assist another (who is terminally ill with prostate cancer), Roger Kligler, in the absence of any medical aid in dying law. This is an interesting case because the parties […]
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 20, 2022
February Peaceful Pill eHandbook Sarco Update
The February Peaceful Pill eHandbook Sarco Update represents the first substantial update to the eHandbook for the year. The Sarco Update update presents a new Chapter on the device and answer the criticisms/ questions that have arisen in the mainstream media over recent months. Especially since the story of Sarco’s so-called ‘approval’ in Switzerland went […]
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 13, 2022
‘Right to Die’ Documentary
‘Right to Die’ Documentary ** NEWS ALERT ** On 12 February 2022, ‘Right to Die’ (feature documentary) won best producer at the World Film Fair in New York. The Backstory In February 2020, shortly before the first lockdown, Philip Nitschke travelled to Helsinki to meet with lawyers about the possible use of Sarco in that […]
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 […]
January 31, 2022
The Potential Role Of Technology In Euthanasia And Assisted Death
The Potential Role Of Technology In Euthanasia And Assisted Death is the new article by Medical Futurist, Bertalan Meskó, MD, PhD In early 2021, Spanish lawmakers legalised euthanasia and assisted death for patients suffering from unbearable and/or incurable conditions, making Spain the sixth country in the world to do so. Prior to this move, the […]
