South Australian VAD bill 2020 passed Upper House
On May 5, the Legislative Council (Upper House) of South Australia voted (14 pro, 7 against) in favour of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2020.
May 7, 2021
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Japanese RTD Society JSDD publishes Newsletter 181
The Japanese Society for Dying with Dignity (JSDD) published Newsletter # 181.
April 30, 2021
DWD Canada starts Grief Literacy Campaign
On May 6, 2021, Dying With Dignity Canada will be launching a six-week Grief Literacy Campaign. The campaign consists of 6 webinars, all free of
April 29, 2021
UK announces research on the impact of the blanket ban on assisted dying
On Tuesday April 27, Secretary of State for Health, Matt Hancock, called on the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to publish any relevant data regarding the
April 27, 2021
WFRtDS congratulates Tasmania with VAD law
At April 22, the Tasmanian End of Life Choice Act 2020 has received Royal Assent. The World Federation of Right to Die Societies congratulates Tasmania,
April 26, 2021
Swedish RTVD president might lose medical license
In early June 2020, Dr Staffan Bergström assisted a terminally ill ALS patient to die. Helping someone to commit suicide is not a crime in
April 25, 2021
DWD NSW published its Autumn Newsletter 2021
Dying With Dignity New South Wales published its Autumn Newsletter 2021. These are exciting times. Tasmania now has a VAD law, South Australia’s Parliament is
April 24, 2021
Lower House of Chile approved euthanasia bill
On Tuesday April 20, Chile’s Chamber of Deputies approved a bill to allow euthanasia and assisted suicide for those over 18. The bill was already
April 23, 2021
In Italy, a referendum to legalize euthanasia is filed
Tuesday 20 April, our Italian member organisation Luca Coscioni filed a referendum to legalize euthanasia. The Referendum is further promoted by Italian Radicals, Italian Socialist
April 22, 2021
Dutch Euthanasia Review Committees published Report 2020
On Tuesday April 20, the Dutch Regional Euthanasia Review Committees published their annual report about 2020 (only in Dutch yet). Read the report, the press release and
April 21, 2021
Belgian RWS publishes Magazine 2021-2
The Belgian (Dutch-speaking) Right to Die Society RWS published her (Flemish only) Magazine 2021-2, for the months April, May and June 2021.
April 20, 2021
Mäi Wëllen, Mäi Wee publishes Newsletter 2021-1
This April, Luxembourg Right to Die Society Mäi Wëllen, Mäi Wee published its first Newsletter of this year. Read it below (in French).
April 19, 2021