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January 21, 2026
Sarco Pod for Couples
In September 2024, a 64-year-old woman became the first human to experience her last moments in a futuristic killing device known as the Sarco pod. Amid a verdant forest in Switzerland’s Schaffhausen region, she climbed inside the 3D-printed capsule, pressed a button, and took a deep breath before nitrogen flooded the vessel. The woman lost […]
January 18, 2026
Couple Charged for Helping 91-year old Mother to Die
Press Release – District Attorney Secures Indictments for Manslaughter in Assisted Suicide Case & Agreement with Final Exit Network Boulder County, Colo. – On February 18, 2024, officers from the Louisville Police Department responded to a suicide at The Lodge at Balfour. The Lodge at Balfour is an independent living facility for older residents in […]
January 15, 2026
Amazon Bans End of Life Books
In recent weeks, a stack of authors have found their books about end of life issues removed from Amazon’s global platform. The ‘Vanilla’ edition of the Peaceful Pill Handbook is one of these books! The crazy thing is that many of these books (the Amazon edition of the Peaceful Pill Handbook included) present political/ philosophical […]
January 10, 2026
Suspended Prison Sentences for Ultime Liberté
Suspended prison sentences for activists from the Ultime Liberté association, which supports assisted suicide, for trafficking barbiturates On Friday, the Paris Criminal Court sentenced twelve retired activists from the Ultime Liberté association, aged between 75 and 89, to suspended prison sentences of up to 10 months for helping dozens of people obtain pentobarbital between 2018 […]
December 21, 2025
The Year in Review
There is never a dull minute at Exit International! Long-time members know this. And 2025 was no different. The significant developments at Exit in 2025 included: Multiple ground-breaking updates to the Peaceful Pill eHandbook Analeine Cal y Mayor’s documentary Sweet Death was released & won multiple awards Successful Australian Workshop Tour (also London) Going to […]
December 21, 2025
Remembering the Heroes: Willet, Humphry & Minelli
The year 2025 was one of great loss for the right to die movement with the deaths of Florian Willet in Germany, Derek Humphry in the US and Ludwig Minelli. Each of these men, in their own way, is a hero to the cause. Each believed passionately in a person’s right to self-determination at the […]
December 18, 2025
He pioneered the Right to Die movement but thought it didn’t go far enough
Derek Humphry He pioneered the Right to Die movement but thought it didn’t go far enough. By Katie Engelhart The book was slim and to the point. There was a chapter on how to kill yourself with pills and a plastic bag, and another on death by starvation. Also sections on electrocution, hanging and poisonous […]
December 6, 2025
Sweet Death @ Barcelona Human Rights Film Festival
Exit is excited to announce that Analeine Cal y Mayor’s documentary ‘Sweet Death’ will screen at the closing night awards of the 2025 Barcelona Human Rights Film Festival. Everyone is invited. The Festival operates a reverse ticketing system where tickets are available at the door. Patrons are requested to pay what they can afford/ deem […]
December 3, 2025
Assisted Suicide Remains Illegal in NL Following Court Judgment
The Dutch State may continue to prohibit assisted suicide. This was ruled by the Court of Appeal in The Hague on Tuesday (2 December). The Last Will Cooperative had brought the case because it believed the ban violated the right to self-determination. In the Netherlands, it is illegal to assist someone in committing suicide. Assistance […]
December 2, 2025
Obituary – Ludwig Minelli
The Swiss founder of DIGNITAS, GBS and IFW advisory board member Ludwig A. Minelli died last Saturday as he had lived: self-determined. Michael Schmidt-Salomon remembers his foundation colleague, long-time comrade-in-arms and friend. ‘Meinetwegen. Episoden eines glücklichen, bewegten und bewegenden Lebens’ (For my sake. Episodes from a happy, eventful and moving life) is the title of […]
