Public hearings for Death with Dignity bills in Washington and Oregon
Washington: HB 1281 (a package of accessibility improvements we spoke about here) has received a public hearing Oregon: HB
February 2, 2023
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Portugal: Constitutional Court rejects decriminalisation of euthanasia
Portugal’s Constitutional Court on Monday rejected, for the second time, a law allowing euthanasia
January 30, 2023
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Hawaii, and Vermont introduced medical aid-in-dying legislation
Several new Death with Dignity bills and amendments have been introduced over the last week. Massachusetts: Senator
January 27, 2023
Indian Supreme Court eases norms for passive euthanasia
On Tuesday January 24, the Supreme Court of India revamped the “cumbersome” procedure impeding the execution of
January 24, 2023
Senate and Assembly bill filed in New York
On January 12, 2023, New York’s legislature introduced a new bill: A995/S2445, the Medical Aid in Dying
January 23, 2023
Former Swedish RTVD president sentenced after giving an ALS-sick man sleeping pills
On 12 December, Staffan Bergström, the earlier head of our member organization Riksföreningen Rätten Till En Värdig
January 2, 2023
Schedule ready for the 2023 National Clinicians Conference on Medical Aid in Dying
The American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying (ACA MAiD) is thrilled to announce that after
December 23, 2022
‘Korea fails to create well-dying culture amid continuing debate on death with dignity’
On Monday December 19, a forum for the “beautiful end of life” was held at the National
December 20, 2022
Massachusetts court rejects bid to legalize physician-assisted suicide
On Monday December 19, Massachusetts’ top court ruled the state’s constitution does not protect the right to
December 19, 2022
Canada delays right to physician-assisted death for mentally ill people
On Thursday December 15, the federal government declared it needs more time before expanding Canada’s controversial medical
December 18, 2022
Euthanasia for Cubans?
This week, the Cuban Ministry of Public Health Law presented a new draft public health law to the Cuban
December 15, 2022
Dutch Court Rejects Claim on Non-Medical Assisted Dying
In April 2021, the Dutch Right to Die Society ‘Cooperation Last Will (CLW)‘ summoned the Dutch state
December 14, 2022