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December 29, 2024
Never before has there been so much public focus on self-determination
Suicide capsule ‘Sarco’, Middel X – ‘Never before has there been so much public focus on self-determination around death as now’ Jos van Wijk never minced words: one’s own dying, the 70-year-old believes, is a private matter. No one else needs to interfere with that. Van Wijk made his conviction his work; until 2023, he […]
December 20, 2024
Everyone has the right to die, believes the inventor of the Sarco
Everyone has the right to die, believes the inventor of the suicide capsule. ‘There is nothing wrong with what I am doing’ Philip Nitschke worked on his suicide capsule, the Sarco, for ten years. Its first use led to a criminal investigation. Nevertheless, he continues. ‘You don’t have to be a doctor to understand death.’ […]
December 19, 2024
Rijksmuseum Boerhaave to include suicide capsule in collection
The Sarco, the suicide capsule first used in September, will enter the collection of Rijksmuseum Boerhaave in Leiden reports Susan Wichgers Usually, the national Dutch museum of the history of science and medicine, the Boerhaave, collects objects that have already made their mark, says collections manager Christel Schollaardt. The early respirator the iron lung, for […]
December 18, 2024
Euthanasia Is Now The Cause Of 1 In 20 Deaths In Canada
An annual report by the Canadian government showed that deaths by euthanasia have steadily grown since it became legal. Since the establishment of Canada’s Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID) law in 2016, more than 60,000 people have used euthanasia to die. Euthanasia accounted for 15,343 deaths in 2023 or 4.7% or about 1 in 20 […]
December 18, 2024
More Spaniards Request Euthanasia
The number of applications for euthanasia in Spain increased significantly in 2023, with an increase of almost 25% compared to the previous year. This is according to the Ministry of Health’s annual report analysing the 2023 figures. A total of 766 applications were submitted, of which 334 were eventually carried out. This means that only […]
December 1, 2024
The Worst Thought-Out Legal Framework Anywhere in the World?
The terminally ill adults (end of life) bill will allow adults in England and Wales who are terminally ill to be provided with assistance to end their own life. The current law on assisted dying needs to be reformed, but this bill is not the solution. It proposes a morally questionable law that is likely […]
November 20, 2024
It seems as if Switzerland has suddenly become afraid of its pioneering role
It seems as if Switzerland has suddenly become afraid of its pioneering role worldwide,’ says Nitschke, the inventor of Sarco. For the first time, Philip Nitschke, the inventor of the suicide pill, talks about the Sarco premiere. He considers the criminal proceedings for intentional killing to be absurd. In the interview, Nitschke talks about his […]
November 20, 2024
Creator of Sarco Capsule Rejects Swiss Allegation
GENEVA (AP) — The right-to-die activist behind a new “suicide capsule” says he rejects “absurd” allegations that the U.S. woman who was said to be its first user may have actually been strangled. Philip Nitschke of advocacy group Exit International said Wednesday he wasn’t on hand for the woman’s death on Sept. 23 involving the […]
November 16, 2024
Sarco Director Still in Custody
The Sarco boss is still in custody – now his lawyer is attacking the Schaffhausen authorities The German Florian Willet is being investigated for intentional homicide in connection with the first death in the suicide capsule. Now his defense lawyer is speaking for the first time. Simon Hehli 14.11.2024, 17.24 hrs On September 23, a […]
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 […]
