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March 9, 2025
Ohio to Halt Public Funding for Death Penalty, Astd Suicide & Abortion
Ohio Lawmakers Debate Bill to Halt State Funding for Death Penalty, Assisted Suicide, and Abortion By Landon Fisher The State of Ohio is witnessing the process of potentially significant policy reform as members of the Ohio House have begun deliberations on a bill that, if passed, would stop any state funds from being used directly […]
February 24, 2025
Swiss politicians consider tightening legal framework of assisted suicide
After the use of the Sarco capsule in the canton of Schaffhausen, the Legal Affairs Committee of the Council of States decided to hold hearings. It could tighten up the law. That was five months ago in the canton of Schaffhausen. An American woman supported by a suicide assistance association little known in Switzerland ended […]
February 4, 2025
Three-quarters of Dutch open to euthanasia with their partner
A new study has revealed that three-quarters of Dutch individuals with a partner are open to the idea of duo-euthanasia, provided the right circumstances are in place. The survey, conducted by DataIM and DIT, a journalistic platform of the EO, sheds light on the growing interest in this sensitive and controversial practice, even as concerns […]
February 2, 2025
Assisted dying approval should be kept out of Courts
The UK’s former top Judge has warned that assisted dying decisions should be kept out of the courts, suggesting the removal of the clause that requires terminally ill people to get court approval. The Bill could see terminally ill adults in England and Wales with under six months to live legally allowed to end their […]
January 10, 2025
Willet spent 10 weeks in custody … “Hard to understand” say Lawyers
A Sarco man spent ten weeks in custody on suspicion of strangulation. “Hard to understand”, say lawyers The Schaffhausen public prosecutor’s office is investigating the first death in the death capsule. Research shows that they are taking an unusually tough approach – and are sticking to a dubious theory. Brief overview: • On 23. September […]
January 9, 2025
Assisted suicide as told by the first doctor to administer the lethal voluntary injection
The founder of Exit International, Philip Nitschke, talks about the evolution of the end of life from a political and social point of view. And what changes with technology A revolutionary and visionary, back in the 1990s Australian physicist and former doctor Philip Nitschke was the first in the world to administer the voluntary lethal […]
