February 22, 2023
Swiss Court Rules Illness Not Required for Assisted Suicide
Swiss Court Rules Illness Not Required for Assisted Suicide and, in doing so, relieves the onus on a Swiss doctor who helped a healthy elderly woman to commit suicide alongside her seriously-ill husband. The doctor has been acquitted by a Geneva court after a five-year legal odyssey, court papers showed Tuesday according to AFP. Pierre […]
February 21, 2023
Swiss Suicide Assist Doctor Acquitted After 5-year Battle
A Swiss doctor who helped a healthy elderly woman to commit suicide alongside her seriously-ill husband was acquitted by a Geneva court after a five-year legal odyssey, court papers showed Tuesday. Pierre Beck, who at the time of the couple’s deaths in April 2017 was vice-president of the assisted suicide provider group Exit in French-speaking […]
February 17, 2023
Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation must be ethical and best practice
Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation must be ethical and best practice: Why the criteria we legislate are so vital according to Dr David Swanton writing on 11 Feb 2023 in The Canberra Times. The needs and circumstances of those who may look to access voluntary assisted dying will be diverse. But which model is adopted could […]
February 16, 2023
Seminar focused on understanding options
Bundaberg Today, by By Angela Norval
Seminar focused on understanding options Appreciating the importance of being informed in a variety of areas as we progress into our senior years, the Bundaberg Chapter of Exit International invites interested parties to join their seniors seminar on Saturday 11 March at the Bundaberg Civic Centre. Held from 11.30am to 3.30pm, Exit International Bundaberg Chapter […]
February 14, 2023
Pious, prolonged or painless: the remarkable reconception of what it means to die well
Pious, prolonged or painless: the remarkable reconception of what it means to die well – From the ‘blessing’ of consumption to the Euthanasia Machine, the idea of a good death, dying and suffering has undergone a huge transformation in the west … On a weekday in the 21st century, London’s Science Museum is full of […]
February 10, 2023
Melbourne Chapter Meeting – Come & Meet Lawrence
With the death of long-time Melbourne Chapter Coordinator Chris Lovelock in January 2023 and the death of Cath Ringwood in 2022, Exit has been most fortunate to have Lawrence Reddaway step forward to fill the role. Lawrence will be holding his first chapter meeting at 12 noon on Saturday 25 February at Sth Yarra Library […]
February 8, 2023
Doctor Philip Nitschke to lobby for progressive euthanasia laws in the Northern Territory
Doctor Philip Nitschke to lobby for progressive euthanasia laws in the Northern Territory, as others call for caution By Jane Bardon at the ABC on 13 January 2023. A doctor who assisted the first person in Australia to go through voluntary euthanasia wants the territory’s laws to be like Switzerland’s Seniors organisations say many elderly […]
February 4, 2023
Canada moves to extend exclusion of mental illness from assisted death
Canada moves to extend exclusion of mental illness from assisted death reports Yahoo News. TORONTO (Reuters) -Canada’s federal government on Thursday introduced a law that would exclude people suffering solely from mental illness from pursuing assisted death for an additional year. Legislation passed in 2021 temporarily excluded people whose only underlying condition is a mental […]
