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International Conference on Assisted Dying and other End of Life Care (ICEL5)
8-11 April 2026, Brisbane, Australia
May 16, 2025
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US Legislative Update – April 25, 2025
Across the country, states are making powerful strides toward passing Death with Dignity laws—and in some cases, we’re just one signature away! While we’re not
April 26, 2025
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April 25, 2025
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Majority in Taiwan support physician-assisted dying: NTU study
Taipei, April 24 (CNA) A majority of people in Taiwan support physician-assisted dying in cases involving terminal illness, long-term physical pain, and severe cognitive impairment,
April 25, 2025
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Assisted Dying and the Slippery Slope Argument—No Empirical Evidence
Luc Deliens, PhD1 Deliens L. Assisted Dying and the Slippery Slope Argument—No Empirical Evidence. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(4):e256849. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.6849 While the social and political debate around assisted dying remains
April 24, 2025
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Regional Euthanasia Review Committee (RTE) The Netherlands, publish their annual report
Ten percent more reports of euthanasia in 2024 (Translated from Dutch) In 2024, the Regional Euthanasia Review Committees (RTE) received 9,958 reports of euthanasia. That
April 11, 2025
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RCGP shifts to position of neither supporting nor opposing assisted dying (UK)
RCGP press release 14 March 2025 The Royal College of General Practitioners’ Council has voted to move to a position of neither supporting nor opposing
March 17, 2025
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Models of Care for Voluntary Assisted Dying: A Qualitative Study of Queensland’s Approach in its First Year of Operation
Recent paper published in the Australian Health Review
March 13, 2025
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Korea24 Radio discuss Voluntary Assisted Dying
Following some high profile cases regarding VAD in South Korea, including a woman who travelled to DIGNITAS, the debate about legalisation of assisted dying has
March 8, 2025
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Sten Niklasson stands down from WF Board
Since the end of 2021, when Sten Niklasson joined the WF Board, it has been enriched by his relevant observations and recommendations, always expressed with
February 20, 2025
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