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November 27, 2024
Will suicide capsule Sarco come to the Netherlands?
‘People say: when can I get in?’ Coöperatie Laatste Wil, the organisation that previously introduced Middel X, wants to try to bring suicide capsule Sarco into use in the Netherlands via a tolerated construction. From December, interested parties can register, although supplying the Sarco may be punishable. Maud Effting and Haro Kraak – are journalists […]
November 24, 2024
BBC Hardtalk in 2015 to Times Radio in 2024
It is hard to believe it is 9 years since Exit Founder, Dr Philip Nitschke appeared on Hardtalk on the BBC where he argued that a good death should be a universal human right. Fast forward to the present and the UK is debating the antithesis of this argument: that a good death should be […]
November 17, 2024
Send a Message of Support to Florian
STOP PRESS – On 2 December, Florian Willet was released from the Swiss prison where he had been held since 23 September at the behest of the public prosecutor in the Canton of Schaffhausen. On 2 December the prosecutor announced that ‘new evidence’ had emerged, and that Florian was no longer being investigated for murder. […]
November 17, 2024
New Exit Videocast on Sarco – Now Available
Exit Video Podcast – the Sarco On 23 September 2024, the 3D-printed Sarco device was successfully used in Switzerland for the first time. The Sarco performed entirely as designed. Upon the press of the interior button, the user (a seriously ill woman from the US) was able to have a fast, reliable and peaceful death. […]
November 10, 2024
Ban on Assisted Suicide Enshrined in West Virginia Constitution?
A tidbit of news from the US Election. Not content with assisted suicide to be illegal in the State of West Virginia, pro-lifers have gone one step further by enshrining a ban in their State’s Constitution. Go Figure … a sign of things to come with the Trump administration or not? Signed: Editor’s Note ‘WV […]
November 3, 2024
Support for Tired of Life Euthanasia Soars in NL
An elective death for completed life reasons should be possible, says 71 percent of Dutch: ‘Baby boomers want to make their own choices’ Seven out of 10 Dutch people believe there should be a law that allows dying assistance for seniors who feel their life is complete. So reports the Dutch Association for a Voluntary […]
November 2, 2024
Commotion within Cooperative Last Will over side effects Middel X (Sodium Azide)
Commotion within Cooperative Last Will over side effects Middel X (Sodium Azide) November 2, 2024, 05:00 Maud Effting and Haro Kraak are following all developments surrounding the voluntary end of life, euthanasia, suicide and Middel X. Does Middel X lead to a peaceful death or not? A discussion has erupted among members of the Last Will […]
October 30, 2024
Press Statement
Statement: 30 October 2024 Without access to the full autopsy report, The Last Resort cannot comment on the reported ‘suspicion’ of ‘injuries’ on the neck of the first Sarco user. The Schaffhausen prosecutor has been reported in past media stating that the autopsy was conducted on 23 September 2024. More than five weeks later, the […]
October 26, 2024
The Mists Surrounding the Sarco
In Switzerland, a 64-year-old woman passed away last month in a specially designed ‘suicide capsule.’ Swiss authorities subsequently arrested people involved and bystanders. What happened in the woods of Switzerland? Reconstruction: The mists surrounding the Sarco by Door Maud Effting, Haro Kraak en Erik Verwiel for De Volkskrant newspaper. Fotografie Linelle Deunk en Veerle Haan […]
October 20, 2024
An Exitorial on the UK’s End of Life Debate
There is only story in town this week and it is about the movements within the UK legislative system for an end of life law. Labour backbench MP, Kim Leadbeater, is the latest flag-bearer. Over the years Exit has reported on this possibility many times. Each time we have been critical: some might say overly […]
