Dealing a defeat to Governor Jeb Bush, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law that was rushed through the Legislature last fall to keep a severely brain-damaged woman hooked to a feeding tube.
In Memoriam Huib Drion (1917 – 2004).
Taken from Relevant, magazine of Right to Die-NL (NVVE)
Volume 30, nr. 3, July 2004
by Marleen Peters
In 2003, the five regional review committees that assess medical care in cases of euthanasia, received 1815 reports, 1626 of which concerned euthanasia, 148 assisted suicide, and 41 a combination of the two. In comparison with 2002, 67 fewer cases than in the previous year (from the Annual Report 2003 of the Regional Testing Committees) were reported.
A new right-to-die organization for the US, named Final Exit Network, was announced September 16th, 2004.A new right-to-die organization dedicated to serving people who are suffering intolerably fr
The UNHCR ruled the claim of Ramon Samedro’s heir against the Spanish government to be inadmissable.
The Spanish Parliament rejected a Bill to legalize voluntary euthanasia presented by Esquerra Nacionalista de Cartalunya and Izquieda Unida.
The film “Mar Adentro” (“Out to the Sea”) based on Ramon Sampedro´s life and fight to die-with-dignity has been chosen to be shown in The International Film Festival in Venice (La Mostra).
On June 3rd, three Luxembourg newspapers brought a short appeal to the new coming-in Government to take action on depenalisation of euthanasia – signed by 100 personalities of Luxembourg society wi
Book review by Malcolm Hurwitt
“The Good Euthanasia Guide 2004: Where, What, and Who in Choices in Dying”, by Derek Humphry.
Michael Irwin, MD, on his arrest for conspiring to assist the suicide of Patrick Kneen.
The sixth meeting of NuTech was held in Seattle in January to continue the quest to develop new technologies for self-deliverance. It was attended by 20 people from six countries including several member organizations of the World Federation.
President’s Report By Michael Irwin: finance, new activities and ageing populations.
