September 3, 2023
Breaching the stalemate on VAD: it’s time to move beyond a medicalised approach
‘Breaching the stalemate on assisted dying: it’s time to move beyond a medicalised approach’ by Nancy Preston, professor of supportive and palliative care, Sheila Payne, professor of palliative care & Suzanne Ost, professor of law Despite growing legal and medical support for assisted dying, many healthcare professionals do not want to be directly involved. Could […]
July 30, 2023
Dr Death and his search for the best way to die
De Volkskrant, by Maud Effting & Haro Kraak
Dr. Death and his search for the best way to die writes Maud Effting and Haro Kraak in de Volkskrant, NL As founder of Exit International, Philip Nitschke fights for access to information about a soft, self- chosen death. “I think every adult with common sense is entitled to that.” On his idyllic houseboat near […]
July 18, 2023
Dutchman Sentenced to 3 Years over Middel X Supply
Alex S. Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison for supplying Suicide Drug The court in Den Bosch sentenced Alex S. today to 3.5 years in prison, of which 1.5 years is suspended for, among other things, supplying the lethal substance, Middel-X (sodium azide). At least ten of the people that he supplied the substance to […]
July 15, 2023
2023 Print Peaceful Pill Handbook Essentials
The print 2023 edition of the Peaceful Pill Handbook Essentials is now shipping. The updated 2023 edition contains the following updates: Sedative Drugs Changes (August 2022) Swiss Changes (November 2022) Lab Testing of Nembutal (January 2023) Salts Update (February 2023) Reclassification of Benzos (March 2023) News from Sth America (May 2023) DeBreather Update (June 2023) […]
July 9, 2023
The Importance of Legalizing Assisted Dying
This week the topic of assisted suicide and the lawsuit against Alex S. was in the news in full force. The NVVE believes that there should be more (legal) opportunities for personal control of a dignified end of life. The NVVVE therefore advocates the abolition of the criminality of assisted suicide, the possibility of dying […]
July 7, 2023
Should Individual Autonomy include the Choice to Die?
Should individual autonomy include the choice to die? In 2020, Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court determined: Yes, autonomy is the overriding concern. Every person can decide for themselves. Any person helping an individual who has chosen to end their life cannot be penalized for doing so. The condition, however, is that the person who ends their […]
July 2, 2023
Alex from Eindhovern Faces Court over 10 Deaths with Middel X
According to the public prosecutor, a man who is known in the Netherlands as Alex from Eindhoven sold a suicide drug to hundreds of Dutch people: at least ten people allegedly actually ingested it and died afterwards. One of these people is Jeane, the mother of Mado Holthuis. Yet Mado doesn’t mind that her mother […]
July 2, 2023
Court Dismisses Lawsuit against Amazon re ‘suicide kits’ for Teenagers
SEATTLE, Washington: US District Judge James Robart in Seattle has dismissed a lawsuit against Amazon.com, which was brought by the parents of two teenagers who committed suicide by consuming sodium nitrite bought through the online retailer’s platform. In a 34-page decision, Robart rejected claims that Amazon was liable for negligence and violating Washington state product […]
