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This is the listing of all EuthaNEWSia advisories.

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December, 2009

Los Angeles: Weighing Medical Costs of End-of-Life Care

[New York Times] -- mailed Wednesday, December 30, 2009

  • Tags: Continuous Deep Sedation (CDS); Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care; palliative care; California; U.S.A.

Indonesia: Lawmakers visit woman hospitalized for four years

[The Jakarta Post] -- mailed Wednesday, December 23, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; Indonesia

News from Relevant: Magazine of Right to Die-Netherlands (NVVE)

[Relevant: Magazine of Right to Die-NL (NVVE)] -- mailed Friday, December 18, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; euthanasia; refusal of treatment; United Nations Human Rights Committee; NVVE, Right to Die - Netherlands; Netherlands

Edmonton: Court decision on end-of-life treatment for Muslim patriarch

[Edmonton Journal, Canwest] -- mailed Friday, December 18, 2009

  • Tags: life support; judicial decision; Islam; Alberta; Canada

India court considers plea to end life of coma victim

[BBC News] -- mailed Thursday, December 17, 2009

  • Tags: food and water; hospital; court decision; euthanasia; India

Australia: Net filter will restrict euthanasia info: Nitschke

[ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] -- mailed Wednesday, December 16, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; censorship; Philip Nitschke; Exit International; Australia

Britain: More than half of MPs support assisted suicide

[Telegraph] -- mailed Wednesday, December 16, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; poll; British Medical Association; Britain

Australia: Euthanasia advocate Nitschke revisits Tweed

[The Gold Coast Bulletin] -- mailed Tuesday, December 15, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; censorship; Exit International; Philip Nitschke; Australia

Hawaii: Legalize aided suicide

[Honolulu Star-Bulletin] -- mailed Tuesday, December 15, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; mercy killing; Death With Dignity Hawaii; Hawaii; U.S.A.

Quebec: Terms of reference for the Committee on the right to die with dignity

[National Assembly of Quebec] -- mailed Monday, December 14, 2009

  • Tags: right-to-die; public hearings; Quebec; Canada

Hawaii: Attempted killing puts issue of terminally ill back in spotlight

[Honolulu Advertiser] -- mailed Monday, December 14, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; mercy killing; Final Exit Network; Hawaii; U.S.A.

Piling On: The Robert Latimer Case

[Tolerance.ca] -- mailed Friday, December 11, 2009

  • Tags: Robert Latimer; judicial system; mercy killing; Canada

Dying with dignity should be the right of every Canadian

[Kamloops This Week] -- mailed Friday, December 11, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity); British Columbia; Canada

British Columbia: Right-to-Die advocate loses battle with cancer

[Comox Valley Echo] -- mailed Wednesday, December 9, 2009

  • Tags: Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity); euthanasia; British Columbia; Canada

Japan: Doctor gets suspended jail term for "mercy killing"

[AsiaOne News] -- mailed Wednesday, December 9, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; mercy killing; judicial decision; doctor; Japan Society for Dying with Dignity (JSDD); Japan

Colorado: The right to die

[The Denver Post] -- mailed Tuesday, December 8, 2009

  • Tags: advance directives; right-to-die; Derek Humphry; Colorado; U.S.A.

Canada: Euthanasia offers humane exit

[Victoria Times Colonist] -- mailed Tuesday, December 8, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; Canada

Britain: Appeal of Purdy decision launched

[Telegraph] -- mailed Monday, December 7, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Debbie Purdy; House of Lords; prosecution; judicial decision; Keir Starmer; Britain

Euthanasia consultation services: Belgium and the Netherlands

[BMC Health Services Research] -- mailed Monday, December 7, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; Support and Consultation for Euthanasia in the Netherlands (SCEN); Life End Information Forum (LEIF); Belgium; Netherlands

The "Manhattan Declaration": The Manifesto That's Shaking America

[L'espresso] -- mailed Friday, December 4, 2009

  • Tags: religion; euthanasia; U.S.A.

Scotland: Assisted suicide bill moves closer

[The Scotsman] -- mailed Friday, December 4, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; legislation; Margo MacDonald; Care Not Killing; Scotland; Britain

Euthanasia law is no cure-all for Dutch doctors

[NRC Handelsblad] -- mailed Thursday, December 3, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; palliative care; Netherlands

Quebecers' opinions sought on right-to-die issue

[The Montreal Gazette] -- mailed Thursday, December 3, 2009

  • Tags: right-to-die; public hearings; Quebec; Canada

USA: In Hospice, Care and Comfort as Life Wanes

[New York Times] -- mailed Tuesday, December 1, 2009

  • Tags: hospice; palliative care; U.S.A.

November, 2009

Belfast: My parents had planned their deaths

[Belfast Telegraph] -- mailed Monday, November 30, 2009

  • Tags: mercy killing; suicide; euthanasia; Northern Ireland

Halifax: Euthanasia opponent to speak about right-to-die bill C-384

[The Chronicle Herald] -- mailed Monday, November 30, 2009

  • Tags: Alex Schadenberg; Euthanasia Prevention Coalition; Right to Die Society; Ruth von Fuchs; assisted suicide; Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity); Canada

USA: A graceful exit

[Bay Area Reporter] -- mailed Friday, November 27, 2009

  • Tags: AIDS; suicide; U.S.A.

Britain: Change law, says man who helped wife die

[Yorkshire Post] -- mailed Friday, November 27, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; helium; Britain

Euthanasia still a taboo for mental patients - even in the Netherlands

[NRC Handelsblad] -- mailed Wednesday, November 25, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; mental illness; NVVE, Right to Die - Netherlands; Netherlands

France rejects euthanasia, 326 to 202

[Panorama.am] -- mailed Wednesday, November 25, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; Association pour le Droit de Mourir dans la Dignite (ADMD-F); legislation; France

Canada: My life, my choice

[National Post] -- mailed Tuesday, November 24, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity); Canada

Scotland: Suicide clinics give patients "much-needed service" says Kirk minister

[The Scotsman] -- mailed Tuesday, November 24, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Dignitas; Margo MacDonald; legislation; Scotland; Britain

Britain's chief prosecutor encouraging breach of suicide law, say Catholic bishops

[MailOnline] -- mailed Monday, November 23, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; prosecution; Keir Starmer; Britain

French voluntary euthanasia debate blocked

[Europe1] -- mailed Friday, November 20, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; legislation; France

USA: Council of Catholic Bishops Veto Millions of Advance Directives

[Compassion & Choices] -- mailed Thursday, November 19, 2009

  • Tags: advance directives; Catholic Church; Compassion & Choices; U.S.A.

Australian Bills: One defeated, one introduced, and one stonewalled

[ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] -- mailed Thursday, November 19, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; euthanasia; legislation; South Australia; Western Australia; Victoria; Australia

Derek Humphry: Bleak outlook for aid in dying for the mentally ill

[Assisted-Suicide Blog] -- mailed Wednesday, November 18, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Derek Humphry; mental illness

Inside the Dignitas house

[Guardian] -- mailed Wednesday, November 18, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Dignitas; Ludwig Minelli; Switzerland

Australia: Sydney raid causes alarm

[The Australian] -- mailed Tuesday, November 17, 2009

  • Tags: Exit International; police; Australia

Debbie Purdy: British coalition charges are scaremongering

[Bradford Telegraph and Argus] -- mailed Monday, November 16, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Care Not Killing; Debbie Purdy; Britain

Swiss Government and Suicide Tourism: Battle Looming

[TIME] -- mailed Monday, November 16, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Exit; Dignitas; legislation; Switzerland

US: Hospice care is still underutilized at 1.45 million patients

[The Washington Post] -- mailed Friday, November 13, 2009

  • Tags: living will; hospice; U.S.A.

Australia: Melbourne office of Exit International raided by police

[PerthNow] -- mailed Friday, November 13, 2009

  • Tags: Exit International; police; Australia

Netherlands: Suicide tips for just EUR17.50

[Radio Netherlands Worldwide] -- mailed Thursday, November 12, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; euthanasia; website; NVVE, Dutch Right to Die Association; Netherlands

Canada: Despite support, euthanasia still in shadows

[Saanich News, bclocalnews.com] -- mailed Thursday, November 12, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity); Dying with Dignity; Right to Die Society; Canada

New Hampshire Committee Votes Against Assisted Suicide Bill

[WBZ-TV] -- mailed Tuesday, November 10, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; legislation; Compassion & Choices; New Hampshire; U.S.A.

Canada: With passive euthanasia "doctors and hospitals have become kinder and gentler"

[The Globe and Mail] -- mailed Monday, November 9, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity); Canada

Two-thirds of Scots believe assisted suicide should be allowed

[Times Online] -- mailed Monday, November 9, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; poll; Margo MacDonald; Scotland

Right to die battle: baby RB unlikely to reach third birthday

[Telegraph] -- mailed Friday, November 6, 2009

  • Tags: life support; passive euthanasia; Britain

Israel: Condemned to life

[Haaretz] -- mailed Friday, November 6, 2009

  • Tags: Lilach: The Israeli Society to Live and Die with Dignity; assisted suicide; passive euthanasia; legislation; Israel

Britain: Hospitals "fail patients in dying days"

[The Independent] -- mailed Thursday, November 5, 2009

  • Tags: end-of-life care; hospital; Britain

Exit International holds Vancouver workshop

[CTV News] -- mailed Thursday, November 5, 2009

  • Tags: voluntary euthanasia; Exit International; Philip Nitschke; Vancouver; Canada

Tasmanian euthanasia bill voted down

[ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] -- mailed Wednesday, November 4, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; voluntary euthanasia; Greens; legislation; Tasmania; Australia

Britain: Suicide letter couple found dead

[BBC News] -- mailed Wednesday, November 4, 2009

  • Tags: suicide; Dignity in Dying; Britain

Canadian euthanasia supporters worry about misuse: poll

[National Post, Canwest] -- mailed Tuesday, November 3, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; Euthanasia Prevention Coalition; poll; Canada

Quebec College of Physicians wants euthanasia debate

[CTV News] -- mailed Tuesday, November 3, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; medical profession; Quebec College of Physicians; Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity); Quebec; Canada

Israel: Members of the Knesset to submit assisted-suicide bill

[The Jerusalem Post] -- mailed Monday, November 2, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; passive euthanasia; legislation; Oregon; Israel

Paralyzed Canadian cabinet minister supports euthanasia, will abstain from Bill C-384

[The Gazette, Canwest] -- mailed Monday, November 2, 2009

  • Tags: Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity); Canada

October, 2009

Swiss groups offering assisted suicide are facing tighter legal regulations

[Swissinfo] -- mailed Friday, October 30, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Exit; Dignitas; legislation; Switzerland

South Australia Voluntary Euthanasia Bill kept alive

[ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] -- mailed Friday, October 30, 2009

  • Tags: voluntary euthanasia; legislation; Frances Coombe; South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society (SAVES); South Australia; Australia

Royal Society of Canada appoints international panel on "End-of-Life Decision Making"

[Daily Exchange] -- mailed Wednesday, October 28, 2009

  • Tags: end-of-life decision; assisted suicide; voluntary euthanasia; Canada

British doctor: The evidence has changed my mind on assisted dying

[Times Online] -- mailed Tuesday, October 27, 2009

  • Tags: slippery slope; voluntary euthanasia; palliative care; Britain

Euthanasia bill put to South Australian house

[The Australian] -- mailed Tuesday, October 27, 2009

  • Tags: voluntary euthanasia; legislation; South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society (SAVES); South Australia; Australia

Australia: 85 per cent support voluntary euthanasia

[The Australian] -- mailed Monday, Oct 26, 2009

  • Tags: voluntary euthanasia; poll; Dying with Dignity NSW; Australia

Britain: Third of doctors act to shorten lives of dying

[Guardian] -- mailed Monday, October 26, 2009

  • Tags: end-of-life decision; passive euthanasia; medical profession; religion; Britain

UK: Liverpool Pathway protects dignity of the dying

[Telegraph] -- mailed Friday, October 23, 2009

  • Tags: Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying; Britain

Barbara Coombs Lee: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

[The Huffington Post] -- mailed Friday, October 23, 2009

  • Tags: end-of-life decision; Compassion & Choices; U.S.A.

48% of Poles support euthanasia

[Poland.com] -- mailed Wednesday, October 21, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; poll; Poland

Vancouver Public Library turns away Exit International

[Vancouver Sun, Canwest] -- mailed Wednesday, October 21, 2009

  • Tags: self-deliverance; Exit International; British Columbia; Canada

Canada: Would you be willing - or able?

[The Telegram (Newfoundland and Labrador)] -- mailed Tuesday, October 20, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; Canada

UK: Ludovic Kennedy, author of "Euthanasia: The Case for the Good Death", dies at 89

[The Independent] -- mailed Tuesday, October 20, 2009

  • Tags: Ludovic Kennedy; euthanasia; Dignity in Dying; Britain

Dutch not giving in to UN Human Rights Committee

[The World Federation of Right to Die Societies] -- mailed Monday, October 19, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC); Netherlands

Ottawa can't ignore euthanasia debate forever

[National Post] -- mailed Monday, October 19, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; opinion; Canada

You see, I do know Jack: Kevorkian's legacy was mostly unintended

[The Toledo Blade Online] -- mailed Friday, October 16, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Dr. Jack Kevorkian; Michigan; U.S.A.

Judge: State of Georgia must return funds to Final Exit Network

[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution] -- mailed Friday, October 16, 2009

  • Tags: Georgia; Final Exit Network; U.S.A.

1950: To Kill or Not to Kill: Two experts debate the morality of euthanasia.

[The Nation] -- mailed Thursday, October 15, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; right-to-die; Derek Humphry

U.S. Studies: Some Nursing Home Elderly Get Futile Care

[ABC News] -- mailed Thursday, October 15, 2009

  • Tags: futile care; palliative care; U.S.A.

Quebec specialists support legalizing euthanasia

[CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)] -- mailed Wednesday, October 14, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; medical profession; Quebec; Canada

Tasmania: Committee says Dying with Dignity Bill "flawed"

[ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] -- mailed Wednesday, October 14, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; voluntary euthanasia; Greens; legislation; Tasmania; Australia

Dutch 2008 euthanasia Review Committee Report available in English

[World Federation of Right to Die Societies] -- mailed Tuesday, October 13, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; euthanasia regulation; safeguards; Netherlands

Korean medical organizations issue guidelines on death with dignity

[The Korea Times] -- mailed Tuesday, October 13, 2009

  • Tags: end-of-life decision; life support; passive euthanasia; Korea

Connecticut doctors sue over state suicide law

[Hartford Courant] -- mailed Friday, October 9, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; suicide; Compassion & Choices; Connecticut; U.S.A.

Britain: Dehydration and perfect care at the end of life

[Times Online] -- mailed Wednesday, October 7, 2009

  • Tags: palliative care; Britain

Britain: Wife dies, elderly husband lives and is arrested for murder

[Daily Mail] -- mailed Wednesday, October 7, 2009

  • Tags: murder-suicide; Britain

Sweden: Doctor vindicated in newborn's death

[The Local] -- mailed Tuesday, October 6, 2009

  • Tags: mercy killing; Sweden

Canadian Bill C-384 debated in House of Commons

[Hansard, Parliament of Canada] -- mailed Tuesday, October 6, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Francine Lalonde; Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity); Canada

U.S.A.: Waiting for Dr Nitschke

[AlterNet] -- mailed Monday, October 5, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Philip Nitschke; U.S.A.

Denmark: Assisted suicide TV programme reopens debate

[The Copenhagen Post] -- mailed Monday, October 5, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Denmark

Dying well: Niagara, Ontario and New South Wales

[The Niagara Falls Review] -- mailed Friday, October 2, 2009

  • Tags: Ontario; hospice; assisted suicide; New South Wales; Australia; Canada

Scotsman interview: Libby Wilson, doctor

[The Scotsman] -- mailed Friday, October 2, 2009

  • Tags: Libby Wilson; assisted suicide; Friends at the End; Scotland; Britain

Britain: Doctors acted legally in "living will" suicide case

[Guardian] -- mailed Thursday, October 1, 2009

  • Tags: living will; advance directives; suicide; Dignity in Dying; Britain

Right-to-die movement wants new Canadian laws

[CTV Television Network] -- mailed Thursday, October 1, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity); Dignitas; Switzerland; Canada

September, 2009

Cornish man: I risked jail to help my wife die

[thisiscornwall.co.uk] -- mailed Wednesday, September 30, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Dignitas; Cornwall; Britain

Florida lawsuit: Kept From a Dying Partner's Bedside

[New York Times] -- mailed Wednesday, September 30, 2009

  • Tags: hospital death; lawsuit; Florida; U.S.A.

Final Exit Network President: Playing Politics with a Fundamental Human Right

[The Huffington Post] -- mailed Tuesday, September 29, 2009

  • Tags: Final Exit Network; U.S.A.

Montana: Death with dignity laws need to be firm

[Montana Kaimin] -- mailed Tuesday, September 29, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; judicial decision; Montana; U.S.A.

Jacob M. Appel: "Mercy Killing": When Love and Law Conflict

[The Huffington Post] -- mailed Monday, September 28, 2009

  • Tags: Jacob Appel; mercy killing; legalized aid-in-dying

Dr Libby Wilson arrested for giving "final tips" in UK death

[Telegraph] -- mailed Monday, September 28, 2009

  • Tags: helium; suicide; Britain; Friends at the End; Libby Wilson

New Hampshire: Questions remain on assisted suicide bill

[Union Leader, New Hampshire] -- mailed Friday, September 25, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; legislation; New Hampshire; U.S.A.

Canadian Robert Latimer gets extended parole leave

[Saskatoon StarPhoenix] -- mailed Friday, September 25, 2009

  • Tags: Robert Latimer; parole; mercy killing; Saskatchewan; Canada

Dr. Kevorkian brings crowd to life with speech

[The Mercury, Pennsylvania] -- mailed Wednesday, September 23, 2009

  • Tags: Dr. Jack Kevorkian; assisted suicide; Pennsylvania; U.S.A.

Scotland's Margo MacDonald: The die isn't quite cast on assisted suicide law

[Edinburgh Evening News] -- mailed Wednesday, September 23, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Margo MacDonald; Scotland; Britain

Australian Christian Rossiter dies of chest infection

[ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] -- mailed Tuesday, September 22, 2009

  • Tags: Christian Rossiter; judicial decision; food and water; suicide; Australia

Vancouver library bars Exit International workshop

[Metro News Calgary] -- mailed Tuesday, September 22, 2009

  • Tags: self-deliverance; Exit International; British Columbia; Canada

Briton Pamela Weston explains her assisted suicide

[Times Online] -- mailed Monday, September 21, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Dignitas; Britain

Britain to get new guidance on assisted suicide

[BBC News] -- mailed Monday, September 21, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Debbie Purdy; Michael Irwin; Britain

British Palliative Association President supports Liverpool Care Pathway

[Times Online] -- mailed Friday, September 18, 2009

  • Tags: palliative care; Britain

Over 100 Quebec doctors support anti-euthanasia brief

[LifeSiteNews.com] -- mailed Thursday, September 17, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; euthanasia; Quebec Life Coalition; Quebec College of Physicians; Quebec; Canada

Dr. Jack Kevorkian to speak to full house at Kutztown University

[Reading Eagle] -- mailed Thursday, September 17, 2009

  • Tags: Dr. Jack Kevorkian; assisted suicide; Pennsylvania; U.S.A.

Letters: Euthanasia in Holland, right to kill, right to live

[Dying with Dignity New South Wales] -- mailed Wednesday, September 16, 2009

  • Tags: opinion; assisted suicide; euthanasia; Netherlands; Canada

Irish Law Reform Commission recommends law for future care

[RTE News, Ireland] -- mailed Wednesday, September 16, 2009

  • Tags: living will; law reform; Ireland

British Choose Life poll: 49 per cent approve assisted suicide

[The Scotsman] -- mailed Tuesday, September 15, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; poll; Margo MacDonald; Scotland; Britain

Western Australia will have euthanasia conscience vote

[ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] -- mailed Tuesday, September 15, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; West Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society (WAVES); Western Australia; Australia

Canadian euthanasia debate re-ignited

[Canadian Medical Association Journal] -- mailed Friday, September 11, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity); Quebec College of Physicians; Quebec; Canada

Texas family's experience offers perspective on end-of-life planning

[Star-Telegram] -- mailed Friday, September 11, 2009

  • Tags: end-of-life decision; living will; Texas; U.S.A.

Belgium has significant hike in euthanasia after law

[Reuters] -- mailed Thursday, September 10, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; Belgium

Texas Advance Directive Act: A model for end-of-life care?

[The Washington Times] -- mailed Wednesday, September 9, 2009

  • Tags: advance directives; Texas; U.S.A.

Washington: Assisted suicide used carefully, group says

[The Daily Herald] -- mailed Wednesday, September 9, 2009

  • Tags: Death with Dignity Act; statistics; assisted suicide; Washington; U.S.A.

Europe: Exit successfully completes UK tour in "how-to-die" workshops

[World right-to-die news (nonprofit) right-to-die at lists.opn.org] -- mailed Tuesday, September 8, 2009

  • Tags: Exit; euthanasia; self-deliverance; Britain

Canadian Archbishop launches anti-euthanasia campaign

[Edmonton Sun] -- mailed Tuesday, September 8, 2009

  • Tags: Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity); Catholic Church; assisted suicide; euthanasia; Alberta; Canada

Australia: Right to reject medical care upheld

[Sydney Morning Herald] -- mailed Friday, September 4, 2009

  • Tags: living will; judicial decision; New South Wales; Australia

Poll results: Legal Euthanasia Supported in Britain, Canada

[Angus Reid Global Monitor] -- mailed Friday, September 4, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; assisted suicide; poll; Canada; Britain; U.S.A.

New British palliative care system alleged to cause patient deaths

[Telegraph] -- mailed Thursday, September 3, 2009

  • Tags: palliative care; Britain

Montana Supreme Court to Rule on Assisted Suicide Case

[New York Times] -- mailed Wednesday, September 2, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; judicial decision; Montana; U.S.A.

Canadian MP says Bill C-384 would open the door to mischief, malice

[mykawartha.com, Peterborough This Week] -- mailed Wednesday, September 2, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity); Ontario; Canada

Nitschke urges "learn from Australian Northern Territory mistakes"

[ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] -- mailed Tuesday, September 1, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; legislation; Philip Nitschke; Tasmania; Australia

BMJ Editor: Assisted dying: what's disability got to do with it?

[BMJ (British Medical Journal)] -- mailed Tuesday, September 1, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; opinion; disability; Britain

August, 2009

Australian judge: mentally ill man must be force-fed

[The Age] -- mailed Monday, August 31, 2009

  • Tags: food and water; guardian; Australia

British Police Chief: "make sure it does not become a way of getting rid of a burden."

[Telegraph] -- mailed Monday, August 31, 2009

  • Tags: police; assisted suicide; legislation; Britain

Louisiana: Five-year sentence suspended for assisting in wife's suicide

[The Courier] -- mailed Friday, August 28, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Louisiana; U.S.A.

Czech Republic: Euthanasia in hopeless cases of suffering

[Prague Daily Monitor] -- mailed Thursday, August 27, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; Czech Republic

Opinion: Dignified death would save billions

[The Health Care Blog] -- mailed Thursday, August 27, 2009

  • Tags: health care; end-of-life decision; U.S.A.

Thailand commission recommends legalizing advance directives

[Bangkok Post] -- mailed Wednesday, August 26, 2009

  • Tags: advance directives; Thailand

Nitschke urges ACT guardianship law change

[The Canberra Times] -- mailed Wednesday, August 26, 2009

  • Tags: food and water; guardian; Australia

Montana woman testified passionately for right to die in 1972

[Missoulian] -- mailed Monday, August 24, 2009

  • Tags: court decision; assisted suicide; Montana; U.S.A.

Tasmania: Aged care industry fights "right to die" bill

[ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] -- mailed Monday, August 24, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; voluntary euthanasia; Death with Dignity; Greens; Tasmania; Australia

The assisted-suicide movement in San Diego

[San Diego CityBeat] -- mailed Friday, August 21, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Faye Girsh; Hemlock Society of San Diego; Final Exit Network; Compassion & Choices; California; U.S.A.

New Hampshire committee to work on assisted suicide bill

[Boston Herald] -- mailed Friday, August 21, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; legislation; New Hampshire; U.S.A.

U.S. health care bill: End-of-life counseling had bipartisan support

[USA TODAY] -- mailed Wednesday, August 19, 2009

  • Tags: advance directives; end-of-life counseling; U.S.A.

OpEd: 100 things, leading to a single choice

[Los Angeles Times] -- mailed Wednesday, August 19, 2009

  • Tags: OpEd; advance directives; end-of-life decision

Zurich's citizens to vote on suicide assistance

[Geneva Lunch] -- mailed Monday, August 17, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; referendum; Zurich; Switzerland

Quebecers Support Legalizing Euthanasia

[Angus Reid Global Monitor] -- mailed Monday, August 17, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; assisted suicide; poll; Quebec; Canada

Canada: Latimer denied lighter day parole

[CBC News] -- mailed Friday, August 14, 2009

  • Tags: Robert Latimer; parole; mercy killing; Saskatchewan; Canada

Australian court rules Rossiter has right to direct his own treatment

[AFP] -- mailed Friday, August 14, 2009

  • Tags: Christian Rossiter; judicial decision; food and water; suicide; Australia

Britain: High degree of Continuous Deep Sedation

[BBC News] -- mailed Thursday, August 13, 2009

  • Tags: Continuous Deep Sedation (CDS); euthanasia; Britain; Netherlands

Oregon: The chilling truth about the city where they pay people to die

[Mail Online, Daily Mail] -- mailed Monday, August 10, 2009

  • Tags: International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide; Compassion & Choices; Death With Dignity Act; Oregon; Britain

Oregon: Study finds tiny per cent of dying use Act

[Seattle Post-Intelligencer] -- mailed Monday, August 10, 2009

  • Tags: Death With Dignity Act; Oregon; U.S.A.

Michael Irwin waits on the new British assisted suicide guidelines

[Telegraph] -- mailed Friday, August 7, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Michael Irwin; Debbie Purdy; Britain

Australian Court to rule on Rossiter request to stop eating and drinking

[ABC News, Australia] -- mailed Friday, August 7, 2009

  • Tags: Christian Rossiter; Philip Nitschke; food and water; suicide; Australia

British district increases budget to allow patients to die at home

[The Sentinel, UK] -- mailed Thursday, August 6, 2009

  • Tags: home death; palliative care; Britain

Assisted suicide law will apply to deaths in Britain and abroad

[Telegraph] -- mailed Tuesday, August 4, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Debbie Purdy; Britain

California woman spared jail in brother's suicide

[Lodi News-Sentinel] -- mailed Tuesday, August 4, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; helium; California

Sir Terry Pratchett: coroner tribunals should be set up for assisted suicide cases

[Telegraph] -- mailed Monday, August 3, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Terry Pratchett; tribunal; Britain

Michael Irwin arrested by British police over Dignitas death

[Times Online] -- mailed Monday, August 3, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Michael Irwin; Cutkelvin Rees; Britain

July, 2009

Legalized euthanasia not linked to reduced use of palliative care

[RT Magazine] -- mailed Friday, July 31, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; euthanasia; palliative care; Belgium

British woman with MS wins "landmark" assisted suicide case

[MailOnline] -- mailed Thursday, July 30, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Debbie Purdy; judicial decision; Britain

Arrest me, says British GP who paid for patient's suicide

[London Evening Standard] -- mailed Tuesday, July 28, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Michael Irwin; Cutkelvin Rees; Britain

U.S. Health Care Reform Bill: Encouraging old people to die a little sooner?

[Politics Daily] -- mailed Tuesday, July 28, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; U.S.A.

British Public supports assisted suicide for terminally ill people

[Times Online] -- mailed Monday, July 27, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Britain

British Royal College of Nursing drops opposition to assisted suicide

[Telegraph] -- mailed Friday, July 24, 2009

  • Tags: nurses; Royal College of Nursing; assisted suicide; Britain

Korean right-to-die patient still alive

[The Korea Herald] -- mailed Friday, July 24, 2009

  • Tags: passive euthanasia; life support; Korea

San Diego letter: No need to resort to assisted suicide

[Summit Daily News] -- mailed Thursday, July 23, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; palliative care; California; U.S.A.

Alabama column: Assisted suicide should be an option

[The Daily Sentinel] -- mailed Thursday, July 23, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Alabama; U.S.A.

The Economist: The terminally ill should be helped to an easeful death, if they ask for it

[The Economist] -- mailed Tuesday, July 21, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Britain

The state of right-to-die in New Zealand

[stuff.co.nz] -- mailed Tuesday, July 21, 2009

  • Tags: helium; Lesley Martin; Dignity New Zealand; Philip Nitschke; New Zealand

Britain: Man who took partner to Dignitas arrested

[London Evening standard] -- mailed Monday, July 20, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Dignitas; Alan Cutkelvin Rees; Michael Irwin; Britain

The plan to clamp down on Dignitas

[Telegraph] -- mailed Monday, July 20, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Exit; Dignitas; Zurich; Switzerland

Nitschke advocates wider euthanasia choice

[The Age] -- mailed Friday, July 17, 2009

  • Tags: voluntary euthanasia; Philip Nitschke; Western Australia; Australia

Quebec physicians tentatively propose legal euthanasia

[The Globe and Mail] -- mailed Friday, July 17, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; medical profession; Quebec; Canada; Death With Dignity

Georgia prosecutors accused of improperly avoiding Final Exit Network trial

[World right-to-die news (nonprofit) right-to-die at lists.opn.org] -- mailed Wednesday, July 15, 2009

  • Tags: Arizona; Georgia; Final Exit Network

Libby Wilson: Dying with dignity is not always an option

[The Scotsman <news.scotsman.com>] -- mailed Wednesday, July 15, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Dignitas; Libby Wilson; Friends at the End; Scotland; Britain

Son of the conductor Sir Edward Downes describes death at Swiss clinic

[Times Online] -- mailed Tuesday, July 14, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Dignitas; Britain

A Gentle Death: the Sisters of St. Joseph

[New York Times] -- mailed Tuesday, July 14, 2009

  • Tags: palliative care; euthanasia; Death with Dignity; New York; U.S.A.

Swiss group Exit Agrees Rules for Assisted Suicide in Zurich

[Janvo.com] -- mailed Monday, July 13, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Exit; Dignitas; Switzerland

Long road ahead for Canadian Right to Die

[The Senior Times] -- mailed Monday, July 13, 2009

  • Tags: Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity); assisted suicide; euthanasia; Canada

New Zealand woman died from morphine

[stuff.co.nz] -- mailed Thursday, July 9, 2009

  • Tags: food and water; suicide; euthanasia; New Zealand

A Seattle lawyer's view of the Washington Death with Dignity Act

[Washington State Bar Association] -- mailed Thursday, July 9, 2009

  • Tags: Death with Dignity Act; Washington; U.S.A.

Britain: "The euthanasia lobby will be back"

[Telegraph] -- mailed Wednesday, July 8, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; euthanasia; House of Lords; Britain

Oregon doctors increasing participation in Death with Dignity Act

[Mail Tribune] -- mailed Wednesday, July 8, 2009

  • Tags: Compassion & Choices; Death with Dignity Act; Oregon; U.S.A.

Video Diary: Tory's Journey: A different way of dying?

[KING5 TV] -- mailed Tuesday, July 7, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Death with Dignity Act; Washington; U.S.A.

Disabled peer: we do not want assisted dying to be legalised for "people like us"

[Guardian] -- mailed Tuesday, July 7, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; House of Lords; Britain

Doctor helps Tasmanian Rob Cordover to die

[The Mercury] -- mailed Monday, July 6, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; voluntary euthanasia; Death with Dignity; Greens; Tasmania; Australia

A story of the Final Exit Network from Arizona

[Green Valley News & Sun] -- mailed Monday, July 6, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; Final Exit Network; Arizona; U.S.A.

Strong support for Dr Nitschke on Australian Coast

[Coffs Coast Advocate] -- mailed Thursday, July 2, 2009

  • Tags: Australia; Nembutal; Philip Nitschke; Exit International

British Medical Association opposes legal protection for assisted suicide relatives

[Guardian] -- mailed Thursday, July 2, 2009

  • Tags: Britain; British Medical Association; assisted suicide

June, 2009

High-profile Queenslanders ask for Private Members Bill

[Brisbane Times] -- mailed Tuesday, June 30, 2009

  • Tags: Australia; Queensland; voluntary euthanasia

British woman with MS: I want the right to end my pain when I choose

[MailOnline] -- mailed Tuesday, June 30, 2009

  • Tags: Britain; suicide; euthanasia

Religious leaders call for end to British legal euthanasia move

[Telegraph] -- mailed Monday, June 29, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Britain; House of Lords; religion

To die with dignity in South Korea

[GlobalPost] -- mailed Monday, June 29, 2009

  • Tags: passive euthanasia; life support; South Korea

Should we have the right to choose death with dignity, peace and care?

[The Whig Standard] -- mailed Friday, June 26, 2009

  • Tags: Canada; assisted suicide

Lobbying against Canadian Right-to-Die Bill C-384

[LifeSiteNews.com] -- mailed Friday, June 26, 2009

  • Tags: Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity); Canada; Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

Australian pensioner considers euthanasia

[Tweed Daily News] -- mailed Thursday, June 25, 2009

  • Tags: Australia; euthanasia; Exit International; Philip Nitschke

New Zealand Book: Before we say goodbye

[The New Zealand Herald] -- mailed Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  • Tags: New Zealand; food and water; suicide; euthanasia

British medical leaders disapprove of Dignitas deaths

[Guardian] -- mailed Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Dignitas; British Medical Association; Britain

Chileans Overwhelmingly Support Euthanasia

[Angus Reid Global Monitor] -- mailed Tuesday, June 23, 2009

  • Tags: Chile; euthanasia

British MS treatment pioneer takes her own life

[The Independent] -- mailed Tuesday, June 23, 2009

  • Tags: helium; suicide; Britain; Friends at the End; Libby Wilson

Tasmanian Dying With Dignity Bill sent to committee

[The Examiner] -- mailed Monday, June 22, 2009

  • Tags: Dying With Dignity; Tasmania; voluntary euthanasia; Australia; Greens; legalize

Germany's Parliament passes Living Will law

[Spiegel Online] -- mailed Monday, June 22, 2009

  • Tags: living will; Germany

Council of Canadians with Disabilities Opposes Bill C-384

[LifeSiteNews.com] -- mailed Friday, June 19, 2009

  • Tags: Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity); assisted suicide; euthanasia; Council of Canadians with Disabilities; Canada

American Medical Association opposition to assisted suicide

[The Huffington Post] -- mailed Friday, June 19, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; American Medical Association; Compassion & Choices; U.S.A.

Nightline interviews Philip Nitschke

[Nightline, ABC News] -- mailed Thursday, June 18, 2009

  • Tags: Philip Nitschke; Exit International; suicide

Swiss Cabinet divided over assisted suicide

[World Radio Switzerland] -- mailed Thursday, June 18, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Switzerland; legislation

Ohio: Final Exit Network had no members at woman's death

[The Columbus Dispatch] -- mailed Wednesday, June 17, 2009

  • Tags: helium inhalation; Ohio; U.S.A.; Final Exit Network

Oregon: 11th Year Report Shows Death with Dignity Act Continues to be Safe

[Death with Dignity National Center] -- mailed Wednesday, June 17, 2009

  • Tags: Oregon; U.S.A.; Death with Dignity Act; Death with Dignity; Death with Dignity National Center

They can arrest me if they want but the law has to be changed

[Daily Mail] -- mailed Tuesday, June 16, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Dignitas; Michael Irwin; House of Lords; Britain

U.S. Catholic Scholars Oppose Removal of Feeding Tubes

[LifeSiteNews.com] -- mailed Tuesday, June 16, 2009

  • Tags: persistent vegetative state; artificial nutrition and hydration; Jesuit; bioethics; U.S.A.

Robert Latimer's parole conditions improved

[The Saskatoon StarPhoenix] -- mailed Monday, June 15, 2009

  • Tags: Robert Latimer; mercy killing; Saskatchewan; Canada

An appeal from Derek Humphry

[World right-to-die news (nonprofit) right-to-die at lists.opn.org] -- mailed Monday, June 15, 2009

  • Tags: Final Exit Network; Final Exit Liberty Fund; Derek Humphry; Georgia; Arizona; U.S.A.

Belmont pensioner has right to die tattooed on chest

[The Herald] -- mailed Friday, June 12, 2009

  • Tags: advance directives; Australia; Exit International

SmartMoney Magazine: Dying With Dignity

[SmartMoney Magazine] -- mailed Friday, June 12, 2009

  • Tags: end-of-life decision; palliative care; U.S.A.; hospital intensity report

Reaction to International Symposium on Euthanasia

[National Post] -- mailed Thursday, June 11, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; assisted suicide; Francine Lalonde; Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity); Dignitas

Tasmanian government intends to send Greens' Bill to Committee

[ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] -- mailed Thursday, June 11, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; voluntary euthanasia; Tasmania; Australia; Greens; legalize; Death with Dignity

Korean Hospital to Go Ahead With Death With Dignity

[The Korea Times] -- mailed Wednesday, June 10, 2009

  • Tags: passive euthanasia; life support; Korea

Andalusia Approves 1st Law in Spain on Dignified Dying

[Latin American Herald Tribune] -- mailed Wednesday, June 10, 2009

  • Tags: dignified death; euthanasia; Spain

Relatives who help terminally ill loved ones die should not be charged with murder

[Telegraph] -- mailed Tuesday, Jun 09, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Britain; legislation

Suicide law is like a push at the edge

[The Christian Institute] -- mailed Tuesday, Jun 09, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Britain

New Zealand woman, who was a GP and psychiatrist, determined to die.

[The New Zealand Herald] -- mailed Monday, Jun 08, 2009

  • Tags: Death with Dignity; New Zealand

California woman faces lesser charges in brother's suicide

[Lodi News-Sentinel] -- mailed Monday, Jun 08, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; helium; California

Book: If That Ever Happens to Me: Making Life and Death Decisions after Terry Schiavo

[The News Leader] -- mailed Friday, Jun 05, 2009

  • Tags: end-of-life decision; Virginia; book review; Terri Schiavo

Washington hospital amends Death with Dignity policy

[Peninsula Daily News] -- mailed Friday, Jun 05, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Washington; Death with Dignity; I-1000

Adelaide: Mother wants her son to be allowed to die

[Advertiser] -- mailed Thursday, Jun 04, 2009

  • Tags: Australia; active euthanasia

34 Britons preparing for assisted death

[Telegraph] -- mailed Thursday, Jun 04, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Britain; Dignitas; Dignity in Dying; Debbie Purdy

BMA Regional Representative: Make assisted suicide legal

[Manchester Evening News] -- mailed Wednesday, Jun 03, 2009

  • Tags: Britain; British Medical Association; assisted suicide

British guidance: Help all of us towards a death with dignity

[Guardian] -- mailed Wednesday, Jun 03, 2009

  • Tags: end-of-life decision; Britain; General Medical Council; end-of-life guidance

Tasmanian man fights for right to die

[The Mercury] -- mailed Tuesday, Jun 02, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Death with Dignity; Tasmania

British House of Lords review two efforts on assisted suicide

[facing dilemma] -- mailed Tuesday, Jun 02, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Britain; House of Lords

Tolerance of both abortion and euthanasia has been rising in Czech society.

[www.ctk.cz] -- mailed Monday, Jun 01, 2009

  • Tags: abortion; euthanasia; Czech Republic

Dutch court jails euthanasia group chairman for aiding suicide

[Expatica.com] -- mailed Monday, Jun 01, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Netherlands; euthanasia; Nembutal

May, 2009

Do religious arguments apply when suffering is medically prolonged?

[ReligionDispatches.org] -- mailed Friday, May 29, 2009

  • Tags: Compassion & Choices; Washington; palliative care; passive euthanasia; assisted suicide

Netherlands reports 10% rise in euthanasia deaths

[Radio Netherlands Worldwide] -- mailed Friday, May 29, 2009

  • Tags: Netherlands; euthanasia

Dr. Philip Nitschke's meeting in Mackay, Australia

[Daily Mercury] -- mailed Thursday, May 28, 2009

  • Tags: Australia; Philip Nitschke; Exit International

Texas judge denies bond for man accused of assisting suicide

[The Brownsville Herald] -- mailed Thursday, May 28, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Nembutal; Mexico; Texas

Tasmania's McKim claims 78 per cent approval for change

[ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] -- mailed Wednesday, May 27, 2009

  • Tags: Tasmania; Greens; Death with Dignity

Washington man plans his dignified death

[KING5 TV] -- mailed Wednesday, May 27, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Washington; Death with Dignity Act

Swiss suicide clinic helped depressed man die

[Telegraph] -- mailed Tuesday, May 26, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Dignitas; Michael Irwin; Switzerland; depression

Life-prolonging transplant performed without consent

[MailOnline] -- mailed Tuesday, May 26, 2009

  • Tags: living will; consent; Dignity in Dying

Should it be a crime to help people die?

[The Herald] -- mailed Monday, May 25, 2009

  • Tags: Scotland; assisted suicide; Margo MacDonald

Norway: Progress Party in favour of euthanasia

[The Norway Post] -- mailed Monday, May 25, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; Norway

First person dies under Washington assisted suicide law

[KATU] -- mailed Friday, May 22, 2009

  • Tags: Washington; assisted suicide; Death with Dignity Act; Compassion & Choices

Tasmania: Party lines blurred on voluntary euthanasia bill

[ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] -- mailed Friday, May 22, 2009

  • Tags: voluntary euthanasia; Tasmania; Australia; Greens; legalize

England: Terminally ill should be let die at home - report

[Guardian] -- mailed Thursday, May 21, 2009

  • Tags: England; hospital death; home death

Korea: Comatose Grandma Allowed to Die

[The Korea Times] -- mailed Thursday, May 21, 2009

  • Tags: passive euthanasia; life support; Korea; judicial decision

Korea: Legalize Passive Euthanasia

[donga.com] -- mailed Wednesday, May 20, 2009

  • Tags: passive euthanasia; Korea

British House of Lords to vote on assisted suicide

[MailOnline] -- mailed Wednesday, May 20, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Britain; House of Lords

Final Exit Network responds to the Phoenix indictments

[World right-to-die news (nonprofit) right-to-die at lists.opn.org] -- mailed Tuesday, May 19, 2009

  • Tags: Final Exit Network; Phoenix; Arizona; assisted suicide

Four Final Exit people indicted in death of Phoenix woman

[The Arizona Republic] -- mailed Tuesday, May 19, 2009

  • Tags: Final Exit Network; Phoenix; Arizona; assisted suicide

Legalization: Death loses its moral context

[Ottawa Citizen] -- mailed Friday, May 15, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Francine Lalonde; Ruth von Fuchs; Right to Die Society; Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity)

Why Tom wants to die

[The Evening Telegraph] -- mailed Thursday, May 14, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Dignitas; palliative care; Scotland

Nurses told to remind patients assisted suicide is illegal

[Telegraph] -- mailed Thursday, May 14, 2009

  • Tags: nurses; assisted suicide; Britain

Palliative care makes assisted suicide for ill unnecessary

[unnecessary] -- mailed Tuesday, May 12, 2009

  • Tags: palliative care; assisted suicide; Europe

Drawn Out Indignities of Death

[mySteinbach.ca] -- mailed Tuesday, May 12, 2009

  • Tags: DNR: Do Not Resuscitate; advance directives; Manitoba; Canada

Nitschke: Baby boomers are key to winning euthanasia debate

[Sunday Herald] -- mailed Monday, May 11, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; baby boomers; Philip Nitschke; Libby Wilson; Friends at the End; Scotland

Nitschke Nembutal "totally irresponsible": Irwin

[Dr Death] -- mailed Monday, May 11, 2009

  • Tags: Philip Nitschke; Michael Irwin; Nembutal; Britain; assisted suicide

Right to die law gains support in Western Australia

[The West Australian] -- mailed Friday, May 08, 2009

  • Tags: voluntary euthanasia; legislation; Australia; Western Australia

Health Minister says patients lives are being artificially extended

[The Advertiser] -- mailed Friday, May 08, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; Australia; South Australia

Facing the end together

[North West Evening Mail] -- mailed Thursday, May 07, 2009

  • Tags: end-of-life decision

Why Dr. Nitschke is making waves in Britain

[World right-to-die news (nonprofit) right-to-die at lists.opn.org] -- mailed Thursday, May 07, 2009

  • Tags: Philip Nitschke; assisted suicide; judicial decision

My husband just wanted to die

[My husband just wanted to die…] -- mailed Wednesday, May 06, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; palliative care

Hospice is a human right too often denied

[Kitimat Northern Sentinel] -- mailed Wednesday, May 06, 2009

  • Tags: palliative care; hospice; British Columbia; Canada

Girsh: It is time that Californians had a choice

[The San Diego Union-Tribune] -- mailed Tuesday, May 05, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; California; Hemlock Society of San Diego

Sky News interviews Philip Nitschke about Right-To-Die Seminars

[British Sky Broadcasting Limited] -- mailed Tuesday, May 05, 2009

  • Tags: Philip Nitschke; euthanasia; Exit International; Britain

Euthanasia in Europe

[GlobalPost] -- mailed Monday, May 04, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; Europe

Gillian Bowditch: The dangers of dicing with assisted death

[Times Online] -- mailed Monday, May 04, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; euthanasia

British MP believes debate on assisted dying necessary

[Herald Express] -- mailed Friday, May 01, 2009

  • Tags: assisted dying; assisted suicide; United Kingdom; Dignity in Dying

New Jersey woman ends her life with information from the Final Exit Network

[The Philadelphia Inquirer] -- mailed Friday, May 01, 2009

  • Tags: Final Exit Network; helium; New Jersey

April, 2009

Singapore police turn down Nitschke public meeting

[The Sydney Morning Herald] -- mailed Thursday, Apr 30, 2009

  • Tags: Singapore; Philip Nitschke; public meeting; euthanasia

70 supporters for California woman charged with assisted suicide

[Lodi News-Sentinel] -- mailed Thursday, Apr 30, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; helium; California

Jimmy "the Shearer" Lowdon purchases Nembutal for a dignified death

[The Australian] -- mailed Wednesday, Apr 29, 2009

  • Tags: dignified death; Nembutal; mail-order; Exit International; The Peaceful Pill Handbook

UKs Salford University to host RCN assisted suicide debate

[Fleetwood Weekly News] -- mailed Wednesday, Apr 29, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide

The death of Richard Gotshalk: dignity and responsibility

[responsible death,] -- mailed Tuesday, Apr 28, 2009

  • Tags: food and water; suicide

AND replacing DNR in Indiana

[The News-Sentinel] -- mailed Tuesday, Apr 28, 2009

  • Tags: AND: Allow Natural Death; DNR: Do Not Resuscitate; advance directives

Professor wins right to continue with assisted suicide research

[Surrey Leader] -- mailed Monday, Apr 27, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; academic freedom

Country Women may ask NSW Government to legalize euthanasia

[Bay Post/Moruya Examiner] -- mailed Monday, Apr 27, 2009

  • Tags: Australia; legalize; euthanasia

Moral equivalence is of little use to those dying without dignity

[IrishTimes.com] -- mailed Friday, Apr 24, 2009

  • Tags: euthanasia; Ireland

Scottish Parliament will debate assisted suicide bill

[right to die] -- mailed Friday, Apr 24, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Scotland

Final Exit Network volunteer training manual released by police

[Los Angeles Times] -- mailed Thursday, Apr 23, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Final Exit Network; manual

Czech party redrafts bill which would legalize assisted suicide

[Aktualne.cz] -- mailed Thursday, Apr 23, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Czech Republic

Treatment of assisted death in Australian state of Victoria

[Benign conspiracy] -- mailed Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Australia; Dying With Dignity Victoria

Health care community not prepared for Death with Dignity Act

[Tri-City Herald] -- mailed Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Washington; Death with Dignity Act

Catholic Online: "Irish Protestors Confront Intentional Euthanasia Activist"

[Catholic Online] -- mailed Tuesday, Apr 21, 2009

  • Tags: legalization of euthanasia; free speech; Ireland

69 of 108 nurses support legalizing assisted suicide

[Healthcare Republic] -- mailed Monday, Apr 20, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; nurses

Consequences of legalizing assisted suicide

[The Herald] -- mailed Monday, Apr 20, 2009

  • Tags: legalize assisted suicide

Nitschke says Angie Belecciu was not alone

[The Age] -- mailed Monday, Apr 20, 2009

  • Tags: Nembutal; Angie Belecciu; Philip Nitschke; Nancy’s Friends; Australia

Medical Ethics: Assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia

[www.onmedica.com] -- mailed Friday, Apr 17, 2009

  • Tags: medical ethics; voluntary euthanasia; assisted suicide

Ian Crutchley joins Dignity New Zealand

[Manawatu Standard] -- mailed Friday, Apr 17, 2009

  • Tags: attempted murder; Dignity New Zealand; Lesley Martin; active euthanasia; judicial decision; New Zealand

After death of paralyzed daughter, UK mother charged with attempted murder

[MailOnline] -- mailed Thursday, Apr 16, 2009

  • Tags: murder; mercy killing; paralyzed; caregiver

Book Review: That Good Night

[National Post] -- mailed Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009

  • Tags: book review; ethics; euthanasia

Kerala Law Reform recommendation seen as liability

[Voters may show no "mercy" to Left] -- mailed Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009

  • Tags: India; euthanasia; assisted suicide; law reform

Philip Nitschke to give lecture and workshop in Brighton Church

[Dr Death] -- mailed Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009

  • Tags: Philip Nitschke; workshop; assisted suicide; church

Montreal Gazette column: Safeguards on euthanasia? Don’t count on them

[The Gazette] -- mailed Monday, Apr 13, 2009

  • Tags: safeguards; legalize assisted suicide; Montreal; unasked-for deaths

Euthanasia protestors shut down lecture

[attacked free speech] -- mailed Monday, Apr 13, 2009

  • Tags: legalization of euthanasia; free speech; Ireland

Possible protest at hospital lecture on the legalization of euthanasia

[IrishTimes.com] -- mailed Thursday, Apr 09, 2009

  • Tags: legalization of euthanasia; medical ethics; Ireland

Fear of legal liability delays withdrawal of life support

[Cincinnati.Com] -- mailed Thursday, Apr 09, 2009

  • Tags: life support; right-to-die; legal liability; living will; end-of-life decision

Guelph, Ontario: "Pro-life conference will look at medical ethics"

[Guelph Mercury] -- mailed Wednesday, Apr 08, 2009

  • Tags: medical ethics; euthanasia; assisted suicide; abortion; eugenics; reproductive technologies; embryonic stem cell research

End-of-life debate comes alive in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

[ArabNews] -- mailed Wednesday, Apr 08, 2009

  • Tags: Shariah; Islam; medical ethics; life support; assisted suicide; euthanasia

Life-ending treatment not available in spite of court ruling

[The Bozeman Daily Chronicle] -- mailed Tuesday, Apr 07, 2009

  • Tags: court decision; assisted suicide; medical ethics

Review - Medically Assisted Death

[Metapsychology Online Reviews] -- mailed Tuesday, Apr 07, 2009

  • Tags: ethics; assisted suicide; passive euthanasia; active euthanasia; slippery slope

Philosopher argues for assisted suicide in Times Online

[Times Online] -- mailed Monday, Apr 06, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; human right; autonomy; sanctity of life; Britain; Netherlands

Hospital Board decides not to participate in Death with Dignity Act

[The Wenatchee World] -- mailed Monday, Apr 06, 2009

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Washington state; hospital; Initiative 1000; Death with Dignity Act