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This is the listing of all EuthaNEWSia advisories.

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July, 2010

Canadians ill-prepared for the inevitable

[The Montreal Gazette] -- mailed Friday, July 23, 2010

  • Tags: death; palliative care; end-of-life care; terminally ill; euthanasia; Canada

Death with Dignity: Facts of Oregon's experience

[The Billings Gazette] -- mailed Friday, July 23, 2010

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

Wisconsin: Elderly Couple Commits Suicide Together

[WTMJ-TV] -- mailed Thursday, July 22, 2010

  • Tags: suicide; helium; Wisconsin; U.S.A.

There are a lot better places to die than Canada

[The Globe and Mail] -- mailed Thursday, July 22, 2010

  • Tags: quality of death; hospice; Canada

New Zealand: Dying GP's last wish: legalise euthanasia

[The New Zealand Herald] -- mailed Wednesday, July 21, 2010

  • Tags: euthanasia; voluntary euthanasia; New Zealand

Britain: Paralysed Man Seeks Right To End His Life

[Sky News] -- mailed Wednesday, July 21, 2010

  • Tags: mercy killing; judicial decision; Britain

Washington: The last word against cancer

[The Spokesman-Review] -- mailed Monday, July 19, 2010

  • Tags: nitrogen inhalation; refusal of treatment; suicide

Germany: A third of doctors would help terminally ill die

[The Local] -- mailed Monday, July 19, 2010

  • Tags: doctor; assisted suicide; poll; Germany

New Jersey: Right-to-Die Billboard Campaign Sparks Moral Debate

[FoxNews.com] -- mailed Friday, July 16, 2010

  • Tags: right to die; suicide; self-deliverance; public debate; Final Exit Network; New Jersey; U.S.A.

Euthanasia and hospices: the unexpected link

[The EXIT euthanasia blog] -- mailed Friday, July 16, 2010

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

South Korea: Guidelines for "death with dignity" agreed

[The Korea Herald] -- mailed Wednesday, July 14, 2010

  • Tags: life support; medical treatment; passive euthanasia; legislation; South Korea

Worldwide Quality of Death: Economist Intelligence Unit white paper

[PR Newswire] -- mailed Wednesday, July 14, 2010

  • Tags: quality of death; pain relief; palliative care; hospice

Tasmania: Anti-euthanasia campaign "scaremongering"

[ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] -- mailed Tuesday, July 13, 2010

  • Tags: euthanasia; Wesley Smith; Dying With Dignity Tasmania; Tasmania; Australia

Britain: New guidance on end-of-life care

[World Federation of Right to Die Societies] -- mailed Monday, July 12, 2010

  • Tags: end-of-life care; medical treatment; end-of-life guidance; Britain

Who supports euthanasia? An international comparative study

[World Federation of Right to Die Societies] -- mailed Friday, July 9, 2010

  • Tags: euthanasia; opinion

Montana: Missoula lawmaker drafting physician-assisted suicide bill

[Missoulian] -- mailed Friday, July 9, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; legislation; Montana; U.S.A.

Dutch Prosecutor who enabled euthanasia laws is dead

[World right-to-die news list] -- mailed Wednesday, July 7, 2010

  • Tags: euthanasia; history; Netherlands

Tasmania: Coast MPs may swing right to die vote

[The Advocate] -- mailed Wednesday, July 7, 2010

  • Tags: voluntary euthanasia; Tasmania; Australia

Scotland: Call for a "toe in the water" approach to assisted dying

[The Scotsman] -- mailed Monday, July 5, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Margo MacDonald; End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 38); Scotland; Britain

Britain: Assisted suicide: Debating death

[The Economist] -- mailed Friday, July 2, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; prosecution; legalize assisted suicide; Britain

USA: Review Of Dying Patients' Charts: Improvement Needed

[redOrbit.com] -- mailed Friday, July 2, 2010

  • Tags: end-of-life care; futile care; medical treatment; U.S.A.

June, 2010

Minnesota: Defence wants charges tossed out in online suicide case

[The Ottawa Citizen] -- mailed Wednesday, June 30, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; prosecution; Minnesota; U.S.A.

Nitschke calls for changes after couple's death

[ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] -- mailed Wednesday, June 30, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; euthanasia; Philip Nitschke; Exit International; Western Australia; Australia

Britain: An interview with Alan Cutkelvin Rees

[The Independent] -- mailed Tuesday, June 29, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Dignitas; Cutkelvin Rees; Michael Irwin; Keir Starmer; prosecution; Britain

German Court Liberalizes Rules for Right to Die Cases

[The New York Times] -- mailed Tuesday, June 29, 2010

  • Tags: food and water; medical treatment; judicial decision; right-to-die; Germany

Oregon: Death with Dignity house planned

[kgw.com] -- mailed Friday, June 25, 2010

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

Britain: No prosecution for right-to-die doctor

[BBC News] -- mailed Friday, June 25, 2010

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

South Australia: Euthanasia and the dying debate

[Adelaide Now] -- mailed Wednesday, June 23, 2010

  • Tags: voluntary euthanasia; Christian; Christians Supporting Choice for Voluntary Euthanasia (South Australia); South Australia; Australia

Tasmania: State plans euthanasia reform

[The Mercury] -- mailed Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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

Australia: Man charged for killing pain-ridden partner whose drug overdose failed

[Brisbane Times] -- mailed Monday, June 21, 2010

  • Tags: mercy killing; Australia

Britain: GP's admission may lead to fresh charges

[The Independent] -- mailed Monday, June 21, 2010

  • Tags: euthanasia; active euthanasia; doctor; Britain

South Australia woman gets right to die

[The Sydney Morning Herald] -- mailed Friday, June 18, 2010

  • Tags: food and water; judicial decision; suicide; South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society (SAVES); Frances Coombe; Australia

Taiwan: Cabinet oks right to die

[The China Post] -- mailed Friday, June 18, 2010

  • Tags: advance directives; DNR: Do Not Resuscitate; Taiwan (Republic of China)

Taiwan: Cabinet oks right to die

[The China Post] -- mailed Friday, June 18, 2010

  • Tags: advance directives; DNR: Do Not Resuscitate; Taiwan (Republic of China)

Netherlands: Sharp growth in euthanasia deaths

[DutchNews.nl] -- mailed Thursday, June 17, 2010

  • Tags: euthanasia; Netherlands

Disabled people's views on assisted dying

[The campaign for dignity in dying] -- mailed Thursday, June 17, 2010

  • Tags: disability; assisted suicide; Britain

USA: Roadside Controversy Looms With "Right to Die" Billboards

[TIME] -- mailed Wednesday, June 16, 2010

  • Tags: Final Exit Network; U.S.A.

Euthanasia in Belgium: no slippery slope

[The EXIT euthanasia blog] -- mailed Wednesday, June 16, 2010

  • Tags: euthanasia; nurses; doctor; Belgium

Barbara Coombs Lee: Everyday Elder Abuse

[Huffington Post] -- mailed Monday, June 14, 2010

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

Kevorkian: "I have no regrets"

[CNN] -- mailed Monday, June 14, 2010

  • Tags: Dr. Jack Kevorkian; U.S.A.

Editorial: Montana Patient Protection Act

[Missoula Independent] -- mailed Thursday, June 10, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; legislation; Montana; U.S.A.

Connecticut: Superior Court Judge Dismisses Doctors Request To Prescribe Lethal Medication

[Hartford Courant] -- mailed Wednesday, June 9, 2010

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

Britain: Assistance and Force: Different Things

[BMJ Medical Ethics blog] -- mailed Wednesday, June 9, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; disability; Not Dead Yet UK; Britain

Final Exit Network: Death with dignity

[Baltimore Sun] -- mailed Monday, June 7, 2010

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

Scotland: Pro-lifers hit out over suicide bill committee

[Scotland on Sunday] -- mailed Monday, June 7, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; voluntary euthanasia; EXIT; End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 38); Scotland; Britain

Britain: "Right to live" group targets MPs

[BBC News] -- mailed Thursday, June 3, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; disability; Sarah Wootton; Dignity in Dying; Britain

Scotland: Capital minister challenges Kirk's opposition to assisted dying bill

[The Scotsman] -- mailed Thursday, June 3, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Margo MacDonald; End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 38); Scotland; Britain

Britain: Coronation Street's Bev Callard on the heartache of her mum's Alzheimer's

[The Mirror] -- mailed Wednesday, June 2, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; active euthanasia; Dignitas; Britain

New Jersey court has chance to influence compassionate end-of-life care

[The Record] -- mailed Wednesday, June 2, 2010

  • Tags: futile care; end-of-life care; New Jersey; U.S.A.

May, 2010

Montana: Physician Assisted Suicide Ban Proposal

[KECI Missoula] -- mailed Monday, May 31, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; legislation; Montana; U.S.A.

Euthanasia group in the Netherlands has 111,000 members

[World right-to-die news list] -- mailed Monday, May 31, 2010

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

Dutch groups want to expand assisted suicide rights

[Deutsche Welle] -- mailed Friday, May 28, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; euthanasia; NVVE, Right to Die - Netherlands; Of Free Will; Netherlands

Australia: Robin Chapple: My plea on voluntary euthanasia

[wangle] -- mailed Friday, May 28, 2010

  • Tags: Robin Chapple; voluntary euthanasia; Western Australia; Australia

Final Exit Network Bigwig Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Phoenix Woman's 2007 Death

[Phoenix New Times] -- mailed Wednesday, May 26, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; prosecution; Final Exit Network; Arizona; U.S.A.

Quebec: Assisted-suicide prosecutions called "grey area"

[CBC News] -- mailed Wednesday, May 26, 2010

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

Britain: Husband who helped wife kill herself in UK will not face charges

[Daily Mail] -- mailed Tuesday, May 25, 2010

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

Ireland: Retired IT worker says he'll accept sentence to ease companion's MS suffering

[Daily Mail] -- mailed Tuesday, May 25, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Exit International; Philip Nitschke; Ireland

British Humanists welcome new Medical Council guidance on end-of life care

[politics.co.uk] -- mailed Friday, May 21, 2010

  • Tags: futile care; living will; refusal of treatment; food and water; General Medical Council; Britain

Western Australia: Voluntary euthanasia debate hits Parliament

[WA Today] -- mailed Friday, May 21, 2010

  • Tags: voluntary euthanasia; Western Australia; Australia

Britain: Dying patients denied pain relief because of legal fears

[Nursing Times] -- mailed Wednesday, May 19, 2010

  • Tags: nurses; end-of-life care; pain relief; Britain

Belgium: Euthanasia and the use of end-of-life drugs without explicit request

[Science Centric] -- mailed Wednesday, May 19, 2010

  • Tags: euthanasia; involuntary euthanasia; doctor; nurses; Belgium

Elder Abuse: Treatment Without Consent

[End of Life Education] -- mailed Monday, May 17, 2010

  • Tags: end-of-life care; end-of-life decision; emergency intervention; informed consent; U.S.A.

Connecticut: Elders Deserve Choices, Not Just A Bitter End

[Hartford Courant] -- mailed Monday, May 17, 2010

  • Tags: Barbara Coombs Lee; Compassion & Choices; murder-suicide; Connecticut; U.S.A.

USA: Did he encourage suicide online?

[NDTV.com] -- mailed Friday, May 14, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; free speech; Internet; U.S.A.

Canada: Man gets probation in assisted suicide

[The Chronicle Journal] -- mailed Friday, May 14, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Canada

MP makes fresh bid to legalise euthanasia in South Australia

[ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] -- mailed Wednesday, May 12, 2010

  • Tags: euthanasia; South Australia; Australia

Connecticut murder-suicide renews interest in assisted suicide law

[The Oakland Press] -- mailed Wednesday, May 12, 2010

  • Tags: murder-suicide; Connecticut; U.S.A.

Montana: Cancer patient argues for his right to die with dignity

[Great Falls Tribune] -- mailed Monday, May 10, 2010

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

Texas: After ending husband's life, woman tries to go on with hers

[The Statesman] -- mailed Monday, May 10, 2010

  • Tags: mercy killing; judicial decision; Texas; U.S.A.

Northern Ireland: Man jailed over "mercy killing" bid on lifelong friend

[Belfast Telegraph] -- mailed Thursday, May 6, 2010

  • Tags: mercy killing; Northern Ireland

Singapore: On euthanasia and dying with dignity

[The Online Citizen] -- mailed Thursday, May 6, 2010

  • Tags: euthanasia; Death With Dignity; Republic of Singapore

Britain: I have a right to end my life with dignity

[This is Exeter.co.uk] -- mailed Wednesday, May 5, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; euthanasia; Dignitas; Britain

Sweden has first passive euthanasia since law relaxed

[Times LIVE] -- mailed Wednesday, May 5, 2010

  • Tags: passive euthanasia; life support; Sweden

Baltimore: Doctor In "Right To Die" Case Talks To WJZ

[WJZ Baltimore] -- mailed Monday, May 3, 2010

  • Tags: right-to-die; assisted suicide; Final Exit Network; Lawrence Egbert; Maryland; U.S.A.

Ottawa: Don't fear the slippery slope

[The Ottawa Citizen] -- mailed Monday, May 3, 2010

  • Tags: euthanasia; assisted suicide; slippery slope; Canada

April, 2010

California: Stanley and Diana - A love story

[The Sonoma Index-Tribune] -- mailed Friday, April 30, 2010

  • Tags: murder-suicide; California; U.S.A.

Scots doctors write protest letter to Times on assisted dying Bill

[Times Online] -- mailed Friday, April 30, 2010

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

Australia: Philip Nitschke warns of internet censorship of euthanasia information

[Courier Mail] -- mailed Thursday, April 29, 2010

  • Tags: Internet filter; Philip Nitschke; Exit International; Queensland; Australia

Kevorkian a "catalyst" says opponent

[Livingston Daily] -- mailed Thursday, April 29, 2010

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

What did Dr Kevorkian achieve? Differing views

[World right-to-die news list] -- mailed Wednesday, April 28, 2010

  • Tags: Dr. Jack Kevorkian; You Don't Know Jack

Switzerland: Ashes dumped in Lake Zurich put Dignitas back in the spotlight

[Times Online] -- mailed Wednesday, April 28, 2010

  • Tags: Dignitas; Ludwig Minelli; Switzerland

Britain: Irwin challenges prosecutors to lay charges in Dignitas death

[The Telegraph] -- mailed Monday, April 26, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Michael Irwin; Dignitas; Britain

Sweden: Paralysed woman has right to die: health board

[The Local] -- mailed Monday, April 26, 2010

  • Tags: passive euthanasia; life support; Sweden

Canada: Assisted suicide voted down by MPs

[CBC News] -- mailed Thursday, April 22, 2010

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

Australia: Checking out with dignity

[The Age] -- mailed Thursday, April 22, 2010

  • Tags: euthanasia; Dying with Dignity NSW; Australia

Dying with dignity should be a right for Canadians

[The Calgary Herald] -- mailed Wednesday, April 21, 2010

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

Luxembourg: one year after legalisation. A report

[World Federation of Right to Die Societies] -- mailed Wednesday, April 21, 2010

  • Tags: euthanasia; Luxembourg

Iowa: Life, liberty and the pursuit of dying peacefully

[The Northern Iowan] -- mailed Monday, April 19, 2010

  • Tags: euthanasia; Iowa; U.S.A.

New York: For Oswego couple, home was where their hearts were

[Syracuse Online] -- mailed Monday, April 19, 2010

  • Tags: suicide; New York; U.S.A.

California: Placerville death raises questions of assisted suicide

[The Sacramento Bee] -- mailed Friday, April 16, 2010

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

Australia: No conviction for euthanasia drug

[The Age] -- mailed Friday, April 16, 2010

  • Tags: Nembutal; Exit International; Australia

Connecticut: State Disability Rights Advocates Move to Intervene in Assisted Suicide Case

[Not Dead Yet News and Commentary] -- mailed Wednesday, April 14, 2010

  • Tags: disability; assisted suicide; Connecticut; U.S.A.

Aid in Dying Taking Place for Terminally-Ill Montanans

[Compassion & Choices] -- mailed Monday, April 12, 2010

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

Britain: Row as rich widow kills herself at Dignitas and leaves one son millions

[Daily Express] -- mailed Monday, April 12, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Dignitas; Britain

Tulsa: Starvation not allowed

[Tulsa World] -- mailed Friday, April 9, 2010

  • Tags: food and water; advance directives; medical ethics; Catholic Church; Compassion & Choices; Oklahoma; U.S.A.

Britain: Man jumps to his death after suspected mercy killing of disabled wife

[Times Online] -- mailed Friday, April 9, 2010

  • Tags: mercy killing; suicide; Britain

Exit's Chris Docker: Milners' death was not in vain

[Newbury Today] -- mailed Thursday, April 8, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; suicide; voluntary euthanasia; Chris Docker; Exit; Britain

The Netherlands: No increase in euthanasia since legalisation

[Radio Netherlands Worldwide] -- mailed Thursday, April 8, 2010

  • Tags: euthanasia; Netherlands

Ireland: Does the freedom to die enhance lives?

[Irish Medical Times] -- mailed Wednesday, April 7, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; self-deliverance; Philip Nitschke; Exit International; Ireland

Final Exit Network: Stirring Debate Over Assisted-Suicide

[KREX-TV] -- mailed Wednesday, April 7, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Faye Girsh; Final Exit Network; Colorado; U.S.A.

Montreal - Special Report: Last Wish

[CTV News] -- mailed Friday, April 2, 2010

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

Britain: Interview: Debbie Purdy, MS sufferer

[Scotland on Sunday] -- mailed Friday, April 2, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; degenerative disease; Debbie Purdy; Terry Pratchett; Britain

March, 2010

New Zealand: Margaret Page dies in rest home after 16 days

[Stuff.co.nz] -- mailed Wednesday, March 31, 2010

  • Tags: food and water; suicide; refusal of treatment; New Zealand

Minnesota: A dark trend that's difficult to combat

[Star Tribune] -- mailed Wednesday, March 31, 2010

  • Tags: Minnesota; elderly; suicide; U.S.A.

Germany: "What Is So Bad About Dying?"

[Spiegel Online International] -- mailed Monday, March 29, 2010

  • Tags: death; dignified death; futile care; medical ethics; Germany

The Golubchuk Case and Medical Futility in Canada

[Medical Futility Blog] -- mailed Monday, March 29, 2010

  • Tags: futile care; refusal of treatment; Canada

Canada: Maclean's Interview: Bernice Packford

[Maclean's Magazine] -- mailed Friday, March 26, 2010

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

New Zealand: Starving woman "tip of the iceberg"

[Otago Daily Times_] -- mailed Friday, March 26, 2010

  • Tags: refusal of treatment; voluntary euthanasia; Lesley Martin; Dignity New Zealand; Philip Nitschke; Exit International; New Zealand

Society for Old Age Rational Suicide

[World right-to-die news list] -- mailed Wednesday, March 24, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Michael Irwin; SOARS; Britain

New Zealand: Starving herself to death

[The Dominion Post] -- mailed Wednesday, March 24, 2010

  • Tags: refusal of treatment; New Zealand

Australia: New fight for euthanasia in Tasmania

[The Mercury] -- mailed Monday, March 22, 2010

  • Tags: Death With Dignity; voluntary euthanasia; Philip Nitschke; Exit International; Tasmania; Australia

Singapore: Debate over assisted suicide

[The Straits Times] -- mailed Monday, March 22, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Republic of Singapore

Ireland: Controversy over suicide conference

[RTE News] -- mailed Friday, March 19, 2010

  • Tags: suicide; self-deliverance; Philip Nitschke; Exit International; Ireland

Britain: Debbie Purdy: I suck the marrow out of life, I'm not ready to die

[Times Online] -- mailed Friday, March 19, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Debbie Purdy; prosecution; Dignitas; Britain

Swedish Woman Demands Euthanasia

[SR International - Radio Sweden] -- mailed Thursday, March 18, 2010

  • Tags: euthanasia; Sweden

Britain: Novelist Deborah Moggach: My mother, the murderess

[The Telegraph] -- mailed Thursday, March 18, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; mercy killing; prosecution; Britain

Canada: Bill C-384 debated in Parliament

[Toronto Star] -- mailed Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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

USA: The New Doctor Death

[Newsweek] -- mailed Wednesday, March 17, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; prosecution; Final Exit Network; Arizona; Georgia; U.S.A.

Canadian Parliament to Hold First-Hour of Debate on Assisted Suicide Bill Tuesday

[LifeNews.com] -- mailed Monday, March 15, 2010

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

Washington: Death with Dignity, one year later

[The News Tribune] -- mailed Monday, March 15, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Death With Dignity Act; Compassion & Choices; Washington; U.S.A.

Dutch assisted suicide proposal gains support

[CTV News] -- mailed Friday, March 12, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Of Free Will; Netherlands

Britain: Tragic widow's assisted suicide

[Herald Express] -- mailed Friday, March 12, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; mercy killing; Dignitas; Britain

Georgia: Grand jury indicts members of assisted suicide network

[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution] -- mailed Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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

Canada: Some would welcome merciful release from their suffering

[The Stratford Beacon Herald_] -- mailed Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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

Julian Baggini: Suicide can be a rational choice

[The Independent] -- mailed Monday, March 8, 2010

  • Tags: suicide; ethics; euthanasia

Washington: Why some couldn't die on their own terms

[The Seattle Times] -- mailed Monday, March 8, 2010

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

Washington Death with Dignity: 63 people got lethal meds, 36 took them

[The Seattle Post-Intelligencer] -- mailed Friday, March 5, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Compassion & Choices; Death With Dignity Act; Washington; U.S.A.

Pro-euthanasia bid for South Australian Upper House

[Australian Broadcasting Corporation] -- mailed Friday, March 5, 2010

  • Tags: election; euthanasia; voluntary euthanasia; Christian; South Australia; Australia

Ireland: Nitschke will hold "Assisted suicide meeting"

[The Irish Times] -- mailed Wednesday, March 3, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; euthanasia; self-deliverance; Philip Nitschke; Exit International; Ireland

Britain: Terminally ill "unable to die at home through lack of nursing cover"

[Times Online] -- mailed Wednesday, March 3, 2010

  • Tags: terminally ill; end-of-life care; Britain

Atlanta: the Final Exit Network prosecution

[Atlanta Magazine] -- mailed Tuesday, March 2, 2010

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

USA: Some Parents Consider Hastening a Sick Child's Death

[BusinessWeek] -- mailed Tuesday, March 2, 2010

  • Tags: children; terminally ill; Continuous Deep Sedation (CDS); assisted suicide; euthanasia; U.S.A.

USA: Bunny's last days: If a living will isn't enough

[MSNBC.com] -- mailed Monday, March 1, 2010

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

John West: Assisting in my parents' suicides

[The Week] -- mailed Monday, March 1, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; mercy killing

February, 2010

Massachusetts: Assisted suicide hearings

[The Boston Pilot] -- mailed Friday, February 26, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; euthanasia; Massachusetts; U.S.A.

Britain: Killing, with kindness

[The Guardian] -- mailed Friday, February 26, 2010

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

British issue new rules on assisted suicide prosecution

[The Globe and Mail] -- mailed Thursday, February 25, 2010

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

Austria: Strong support for legal euthanasia

[Austrian Independent] -- mailed Thursday, February 25, 2010

  • Tags: euthanasia; Austria

Britain: Gordon Brown: We must resist the call to legalise assisted suicide

[The Telegraph] -- mailed Wednesday, February 24, 2010

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

Canada: As desperation leads woman to suicide, husband's fate hangs in balance

[The Globe and Mail] -- mailed Wednesday, February 24, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Canada

Canada: Time for debate on right to die

[Times Colonist] -- mailed Tuesday, February 23, 2010

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

USA: Murky Path in Deciding on Care at the End

[New York Times] -- mailed Tuesday, February 23, 2010

  • Tags: futile care; terminally ill

Britain: New poll shows 76 per cent support for assisted suicide

[The Telegraph] -- mailed Monday, February 22, 2010

  • Tags: living will; assisted suicide; Michael Irwin; SOARS; England; Britain

Massachusetts: State mulls right-to-die bill

[Boston Herald] -- mailed Monday, February 22, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; euthanasia; Massachusetts; U.S.A.

Ottawa: I want the right to choose when to die

[Ottawa Citizen] -- mailed Friday, February 19, 2010

  • Tags: euthanasia; living will; Canada

Scotland: Church accuses MacDonald of economic motive to Suicide Bill

[Times Online] -- mailed Friday, February 19, 2010

  • Tags: End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 38); Margo MacDonald; Scotland; Britain

Netherlands: Assisted suicide petition gets 40,000 names

[DutchNews.nl] -- mailed Thursday, February 18, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Out of Free Will; Netherlands

Canada: Victoria social activist's last fight: Right to die

[Times Colonist] -- mailed Thursday, February 18, 2010

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

Young Aussies "told of euthanasia pill"

[The Sydney Morning Herald] -- mailed Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010

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

British documentary maker confesses on TV to mercy killing

[San Diego Gay and Lesbian News] -- mailed Wednesday, February 17, 2010

  • Tags: mercy killing; Britain

Quebec: Doctors back "right to die"

[Montreal Gazette] -- mailed Tuesday, February 16, 2010

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

Canadians show strong support for euthanasia

[The Globe and Mail] -- mailed Tuesday, February 16, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; euthanasia; poll; Canada

USA: End Of Life Treatment And Natural Death

[The Huffington Post] -- mailed Friday, February 12, 2010

  • Tags: advance directives; end-of-life care; food and water; health care; U.S.A.

Americans Split on Legalizing Euthanasia

[Angus Reid] -- mailed Friday, February 12, 2010

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

Margo MacDonald's Bill "would encourage suicide tourism to Scotland"

[Times Online] -- mailed Thursday, February 11, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Margo MacDonald; Dignity in Dying; End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 38); Scotland; Britain

Canada: We "tip-toe" to barrier of assisted suicide

[Toronto Star] -- mailed Thursday, February 11, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; medical ethics; Canada

Canadian novel includes right-to-die

[World right-to-die news list] -- mailed Wednesday, February 10, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; euthanasia; novel; Canada

Australia: Man charged with assisting suicide

[ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] -- mailed Wednesday, February 10, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Exit International; police; Nembutal; Australia

Terry Pratchett: One man and his fantasy

[The Irish Times] -- mailed Tuesday, February 9, 2010

  • Tags: Alzheimer's disease; Terry Pratchett; assisted suicide; euthanasia; Britain

Dutch citizens group argues "right to die" for over 70s

[NRC Handelsblad] -- mailed Tuesday, February 9, 2010

  • Tags: Out of Free Will; assisted suicide; euthanasia; Netherlands

Assisted-Suicide Pioneer Stirs a Legal Backlash in Switzerland

[Wall Street Journal] -- mailed Monday, February 8, 2010

  • Tags: Ludwig Minelli; Dignitas; Switzerland

Britain: Shropshire woman wants husband out of his misery

[Sunday Mercury] -- mailed Monday, February 8, 2010

  • Tags: Alzheimer's disease; euthanasia; Britain

Australia: Woman charged over suicide drug

[The Age] -- mailed Friday, February 5, 2010

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

National Health Service: Awareness in vegetative patients

[NHS Choices] -- mailed Friday, February 5, 2010

  • Tags: vegetative state; Belgium; Britain

New Zealand: Man guilty after partner's death

[New Zealand Herald] -- mailed Wednesday, February 3, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Alzheimer's disease; Philip Nitschke; New Zealand

Australia: MS sufferer wants dignified death

[The West Australian] -- mailed Wednesday, February 3, 2010

  • Tags: multiple sclerosis; suicide; Western Australia; Australia

Terry Pratchett: my case for a euthanasia tribunal

[The Guardian] -- mailed Tuesday, February 2, 2010

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

Sweden: Doctor charged over baby's death

[The Local] -- mailed Tuesday, February 2, 2010

  • Tags: mercy killing; Sweden

Britain: Sir Terry Pratchett calls for euthanasia tribunals

[Guardian] -- mailed Monday, February 1, 2010

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

Canada: Family travels to Swiss clinic to help mother "die with dignity"

[CTV News] -- mailed Monday, February 1, 2010

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

January, 2010

Scotland: MacDonald remains optimistic over assisted suicide Bill

[The Scotsman] -- mailed Friday, January 29, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; End of Life Choices (Scotland) Bill; legislation; Margo MacDonald; Scotland; Britain

Britain: Sarah Wootton: Only clearer laws can bring compassion to the euthanasia debate

[The Independent] -- mailed Wednesday, January 27, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; mercy killing; euthanasia; murder; law reform; Sarah Wootton; Dignity in Dying; Britain

Edmonton: Parents of brain-damaged baby given more time

[CTV News] -- mailed Wednesday, January 27, 2010

  • Tags: futile care; life support; passive euthanasia; Alberta; Canada

Montana: Doctors should be free to provide end-of-life assistance

[Great Falls Tribune] -- mailed Tuesday, January 26, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; euthanasia; medical profession; Montana; U.S.A.

Britons travelling to Dignitas-style clinics could face new death tax

[Telegraph] -- mailed Tuesday, January 26, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; Dignitas; legislation; Switzerland

Britain: Retired physicist home-brewed cyanide for tea-cup suicide pact with wife

[Daily Mail] -- mailed Monday, January 25, 2010

  • Tags: cyanide; couple; suicide; Britain

Britain: Kay Gilderdale cleared of attempting to murder daughter with ME

[Times Online] -- mailed Monday, January 25, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; suicide; attempted murder; Sarah Wootton; Dignity in Dying; Britain

Margo MacDonald launches Bill to legalise assisted suicide in Scotland

[The Scotsman] -- mailed Friday, January 22, 2010

  • Tags: Margo MacDonald; End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 38); Friends at the End; Scotland; Britain

USA: Geriatric specialist wants to weed out "futile" medical care

[The Florida Times-Union] -- mailed Friday, January 22, 2010

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

Britain: Mother gets life for son's heroin death

[BBC News] -- mailed Wednesday, January 20, 2010

  • Tags: mercy killing; judicial decision; Britain

Scotland: Assisted suicide bill faces fierce opposition

[The Journal] -- mailed Wednesday, January 20, 2010

  • Tags: Margo MacDonald; End of Life Choices (Scotland) Bill; Scotland; Britain

Edmonton: Parents ask for injunction to continue life support

[CTV News] -- mailed Tuesday, January 19, 2010

  • Tags: futile care; life support; passive euthanasia; Alberta; Canada

Britain: Should I take my own life?

[Guardian] -- mailed Monday, January 18, 2010

  • Tags: disability; dignified death; Derek Humphry; Philip Nitschke; Britain

Britain: Mother charged over death of daughter with ME

[Times Online] -- mailed Monday, January 18, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; suicide; attempted murder; Britain

New Hampshire House defeats assisted suicide bill

[WCAX.com] -- mailed Friday, January 15, 2010

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

Australia: "Why I decided to kill Mum"

[The Courier] -- mailed Wednesday, January 13, 2010

  • Tags: attempted murder; mercy killing; euthanasia; Australia

Connecticut: Aid In Dying

[Connecticut Law Tribune] -- mailed Wednesday, January 13, 2010

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

South Korea: A legacy of dignity

[JoonAng Daily] -- mailed Tuesday, January 12, 2010

  • Tags: passive euthanasia; life support; judicial system; South Korea

Elderly Woman Pleads Guilty Plea Today in Phoenix "Assisted-Suicide" Case

[Phoenix New Times] -- mailed Tuesday, January 12, 2010

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

Australia: Why we must talk about death

[The Australian] -- mailed Monday, January 11, 2010

  • Tags: end-of-life decision; health care; euthanasia; Australia

Rude Awakening: the story of Belgian Rom Houben

[Newsweek] -- mailed Monday, January 11, 2010

  • Tags: vegetative state; Belgium

Australia: The impact of self-deliverance technology

[bmartin.cc] -- mailed Friday, January 8, 2010

  • Tags: Exit International; Philip Nitschke; self-deliverance; technology; Australia

China: Trial spotlights "brain deaths"

[China Daily] -- mailed Friday, January 8, 2010

  • Tags: mercy killing; terminally ill; brain damage; China

USA: The Medical Right and the denial of end-of-life choices

[The Journal of Legal Medicine] -- mailed Thursday, January 7, 2010

  • Tags: Medical Right; Religious Right; health care; U.S.A.

Washington: "Death with dignity" more difficult than expected

[KING5 TV] -- mailed Thursday, January 7, 2010

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

Britain: Mother killed disabled son with heroin at second attempt

[London Evening Standard] -- mailed Wednesday, January 6, 2010

  • Tags: mercy killing; Britain

Britain: Care homes forcing elderly to have feeding tubes fitted

[Guardian] -- mailed Wednesday, January 6, 2010

  • Tags: food and water; dementia; Britain

San Francisco: New Catholic mandate on comatose patients

[San Francisco Chronicle] -- mailed Tuesday, January 5, 2010

  • Tags: advance directives; Barbara Coombs Lee; Compassion & Choices; California; U.S.A.

Texas: How I killed my mother

[Scripps Howard News Service] -- mailed Tuesday, January 5, 2010

  • Tags: Continuous Deep Sedation (CDS); Texas; U.S.A.

Britain: Doctor backs law change to help terminally ill die

[Guardian] -- mailed Monday, January 4, 2010

  • Tags: assisted suicide; terminally ill; British Medical Association; Britain

Montana Ruling Bolsters Doctor-Assisted Suicide

[New York Times] -- mailed Monday, January 4, 2010

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