Press Releases
July 28, 2024
First Use of Sarco Aborted
In July 2024, The Last Resort withdrew access to the Sarco for ‘Person X’. Person X had previously been expected to be the first person to use the device. The anticipated Sarco death of Person X (a mid 50s woman from the US) on 17 July has been permanently postponed. This withdrawal followed increasing concerns […]
January 24, 2024
First Nitrogen Hypoxia Execution Sets Right to Die Movement back 20 Years
First Nitrogen Hypoxia Execution Sets Right to Die Movement back 20 Years The first planned use of Nitrogen Gas to execute Kenneth Smith at Holman Corrections Centre, Alabama this Thursday has created heightened confusion as to whether this is a ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ or if this untried execution procedure will really provide a planned […]
January 16, 2023
Euthanasia Doctor Returns to Gold Coast For 1st Visit Since Covid
Dr Philip Nitschke will hold a free public meeting on Queensland’s new Voluntary Assisted Dying Act on the Gold Coast on Saturday 28 January 2023, as part of his first tour of Australia since the Covid 19 pandemic. The purpose of the national Public Meeting/Workshop tour is the explain to seniors about their end of […]
March 27, 2022
Joint Statement Exit-Pegasos – Sisters Dr Lila Ammouri & Susan Frazier
Sisters Lila Ammouri 54, and Susan Frazier 49, from Arizona, US travelled to Basel Switzerland and died at the Pegasos clinic in Liestal on February 11, 2022. The sisters were members of Exit International, having joined the organization in October 2020. They subsequently joined Pegasos in March 2021. They sought information from Exit on ending their […]
September 21, 2021
25 Years Ago Today
25 Years Ago Today Bob Dent received world’s 1st Legal Lethal Voluntary Injection MEDIA RELEASE – 22 September 2021 On Sunday 22 September 1996, at around 3pm in his home in Darwin, 66-year old Bob Dent (suffering from prostate cancer) pressed the ‘YES’ button on the Deliverance Euthanasia Machine to activate a lethal injection. He died […]
February 1, 2020
Sarco 3D Printed Euthanasia Capsule
From February Sarco is on display at the Cube Design Museum in Kerkrade as part of a new exhibition titled: (Re)design Death – a new exhibition of Dutch and international design projects related to death and the rituals surrounding it. The exhibition runs until 24 January 2021. More information about the exhibition can be found […]