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May 8, 2026
More Family Fury at Pegasos
‘How was she allowed to die?’ Family’s fury after ‘healthy’ woman died by euthanasia at Swiss clinic – as they call in police Wendy’s devastated family are demanding answers after finding out about her death over social media and thinking it was ‘fake’ Wendy Duffy ended her life at Pegasos assisted dying clinic in Switzerland […]
May 3, 2026
Mentally Ill Canadian Woman’s Fight for her Right to Die
Claire Elyse Brosseau has been waiting years for the Canadian government to let her die reports CBC Canada. The 49-year-old has struggled for decades with a laundry list of mental diagnoses, including Bipolar 1 disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and disordered eating. All of this has made her life unbearable, she says. “I wake up in […]
April 26, 2026
Assisted Dying Fails to Become Law in UK
Assisted dying bill runs out of time but supporters vow to try again’ by Richard Wheeler and Kate Whannel at the BBC. A proposed law to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales has run out of time to become law, almost 17 months after MPs first voted in favour of it. The bill stalled […]
March 30, 2026
Noelia Castillo, 25, finally gets Voluntary Euthanasia
For nearly two years, Castillo pursued her right to die after her father put up a lengthy legal battle when a medical body in Catalonia approved her request for euthanasia in 2024 reports Suman Naishadham for AP. As the family’s struggle unfolded, Castillo’s case was closely followed in Spain, which passed legislation in 2021 enshrining […]
March 23, 2026
Scottish Law Fails to Pass
LONDON (AP) — Lawmakers in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday rejected legislation that would have made Scotland the first part of the United Kingdom to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives reports Reports Jill Lawless at Associated Press. Members of the Edinburgh-based legislature voted 69 to 57 against a bill that would have […]
March 15, 2026
Scottish Bill Gets 175 Amendments
Members of the Scottish Parliament are due to vote on their Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults bill this coming Tuesday reports the BBC. MSPs have finished their revisions to the assisted dying bill with 175 amendments accepted during the past week. An unusual Friday sitting of the Scottish Parliament was held, allowing a fourth […]
February 27, 2026
Jersey approves bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults
Jersey’s parliament has given final approval to a bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults who live on the island reports Harriet Sherwood. Members of the States Assembly voted by 32 to 16 on Thursday in favour of the bill, which will now need royal assent before it becomes law. A private member’s […]
February 15, 2026
He knows how he wants to die …
With his research, Boudewijn Chabot (84) provided insight into dying on one’s own terms for the first time. A repeat study of that work was published on Friday. Now that his own end is in sight, he knows that he will stop eating and drinking. “It’s a long goodbye.” This article was written by Haro […]
February 8, 2026
BMJ Reports on UK Bill
Many lords are focused on optimising patient choice, safety, and control at the end of life, but as lords ourselves we are concerned that numerous amendments from ideological opponents risk undermining the bill entirely, write Dianne Hayter and colleagues Last summer, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill to regulate medically assisted dying in […]
February 7, 2026
New York adopts medical aid in dying with new safeguards
Joshua Villanueva reports for The Jurist New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the “Medical Aid in Dying Act” on Friday, making New York the latest state to authorize physician-assisted dying for certain terminally ill patients. The law represents a major policy reversal in a state where the highest court had previously emphasized that assisted suicide […]
