South Australian member of parliament announces VAD bill
On Tuesday 17 November 2020, South Australian Labor MLC Hon. Kyam Maher gave notice in the Legislative Council that he would table a Voluntary Assisted
November 18, 2020
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Tasmanian VAD bill passed Tasmanian Upper House
On Tuesday November 10, the Tasmanian End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 has passed (unanimously) the Legislative Council / the Upper House in Tasmania,
November 10, 2020
New Zealand votes YES to the End of Life Choice Act
On Friday 30th October, the preliminary results of the NZ referendum on the End of Life Choice Act 2019 were released: 65.2% of voters supported
October 30, 2020
Dutch minister announces ruling about ‘active termination of life’ for younger children
On Oktober 13, Dutch Health minister Hugo de Jonge announced that he plans to make it possible to help terminally sick children aged between one
October 13, 2020
Assisted suicide bill reintroduced for consideration by Irish government
On Tuesday the 15th of September, a Dying with Dignity bill was reintroduced for consideration in the Dáil, the lower house of Ireland’s legislature. At the 7th
October 9, 2020
Colombia on its way to a law
Although euthanasia is for many years allowed and regulated in Colombia, it never came to a law. Till now: a new bill is introduced and discussed in Parliament.
End September the first debate on this new bill to regulate euthanasia has taken place.
September 21, 2020
New bill in Tasmanian parliament
On August 27, the new End of Life Choices Bill is introduced in the Tasmanian legislative council (upper house). This was done by Mike Gaffney.
August 28, 2020
Uruguayan RTD Society is born, together with a bill to legalize euthanasia in Uruguay
This summer, Uruguay showed interesting developments. A bill to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide is brought into Uruguay’s parliament, a Right to Die Society is
August 5, 2020