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May 11, 2025
Life or death decisions as politicians weigh up assisted dying vote
Life or death decisions as politicians weigh up assisted dying vote by Glenn Campbell, BBC Scotland political editor Liam McArthur launched his bill in March 2024 There are few decisions Holyrood can take that are bigger than a vote on assisted dying. Whether or not to allow terminally ill adults to seek medical help to […]

April 23, 2025
Wife of MND/ ALS Sufferer – Refused Bail
Court told Brisbane woman Kylie Truswell-Mobbs murdered husband just hours after palliative care meeting by Rex Martinich and Katharina Loesche A woman allegedly murdered her terminally ill partner soon after he delayed making a decision on legal assisted dying at a palliative care meeting, a judge has heard. Kylie Ellina Truswell-Mobbs, 50, was arrested at […]

April 10, 2025
Man Arrested in UK – Investigated for 29 Assisted Suicide Deaths
The law in the UK prohibits people from assisting the suicide of others, though prosecutions are incredibly rare, ITV News UK Editor Paul Brand reports A man has been arrested in the UK on suspicion of encouraging or assisting the suicide of a British person in Switzerland, with police potentially investigating dozens more deaths. Sean […]

April 6, 2025
When Compassion is called Murder by the Police?
When Compassion is called Murder … A Queensland woman Kylie Truswell-Mobbs has been charged with murder after allegedly ‘accelerating’ her dying husband’s death. Police claim the woman gave her partner a ‘double dose’ of pain medication, killing him within hours reports Demi Huang for 7News Australia. A Queensland woman has been charged with the alleged […]

March 30, 2025
Swiss clinic helps UK woman die without her family’s knowledge
Swiss clinic helps UK woman die without her family’s knowledge An assisted dying clinic in Switzerland has helped a British woman to end her life without informing her family, despite reportedly claiming to have changed its practices after a similar incident in 2023. Anne Canning, 51, from Wales, travelled to the Pegasos clinic near the […]

March 25, 2025
Euthanasia Trends Upwards in the Netherlands
Last year, a total of 9,958 euthanasia cases were registered with the review committees reports Eva Klute for de Volkskrant. This increase can be partially explained by the ageing population, but the number of euthanasia notifications also rose in relation to the total mortality rate: from 5.4 to 5.8 percent. There is no reason to […]
