On Tuesday July the 20th, a 28-year-old man in the Netherlands was arrested for trafficking suicide powder. According to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, at least
On Friday June 25, Yolanda Chaparro, diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, died at the age of 71. After more than a year of fighting the
On May 12, the police issued arrest warrants for the same two doctors, who were charged last August on suspicion of killing a woman with
At May 11, a new euthanasia trial against doctor Joris Van Hove has started before the criminal court in Dendermonde. The Dendermond court has to
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
At Friday April 9, the Dutch Right to Die Society ‘Cooperation Last Will (CLW)‘ summons the Dutch state for their legal provision on ‘assisted suicide’.
Not even 2 months ago, Portugal’s Parliament voted to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide. This week, on 15 March, the Constitutional overturned the law because
Thursday Februari 25, the Peruvian Supreme Court ruled that Ana Estrada Ugarte (43) can choose herself the moment of her death, and even receive help.
After end January the Portugese parliament approved the decriminalization of medically assisted death, Portugal’s president has now sidestepped the country’s controversial euthanasia legislation by asking
In South Africa, an atheist advocate and doctor have added their voices to a crucial legal challenge to determine whether or not euthanasia should be
