UK Push Towards Government-Sanctioned Assisted Dying Moves Ahead
Bills to give terminally ill patients in England and Wales the option to end their lives will be introduced in Westminster this month, following progress on assisted dying legislation in Parliament on Thursday. After MPs rejected a bill on euthanasia by 330 votes to 118 in 2015, left-wing Labor MP Kim Leadbeater introduced the bill, […]
Terminally ill Missouri woman, 79, taking trip to Switzerland for assisted suicide
A terminally ill Missouri woman is planning to travel to Switzerland to attempt physician-assisted suicide while she is still physically able to travel. Gail Hendricks, a 79-year-old mother of two from Cape Girardeau, was diagnosed with lupus and interstitial lung disease four years ago and says her lung capacity continues to deteriorate. “I've lived a […]
Missouri mom Gayle Hendrix, 79, to head to Europe for assisted suicide
A terminally ill Missouri mother is heading to Switzerland to end her life before her illness makes travel impossible. Gail Hendricks, a 79-year-old mother of two from Cape Girardeau, has been battling terrible complications from lupus and interstitial lung disease for the past four years. Friends say it doesn't seem like she's near the end, […]
Ex-doctor pleads guilty to helping woman’s assisted suicide at NY motel
An 85-year-old retired doctor from Arizona pleaded guilty Tuesday to manslaughter for helping a woman commit suicide in an upstate New York motel room. Stephen Miller is the victim of a 59-year-old woman (identified The New York Times Doreen Brodhead, whose real name was Jonathan Brodhead, was found dead by housekeeping staff at the Super […]
Scottish Bishops Blast Move to Legalize Assisted Suicide
The Scottish Catholic Bishops’ Conference has slammed proposals to legalise assisted suicide in the country, arguing the bill promotes a “false understanding of compassion”. Mercy, properly understood, “does not consist in causing death, but in embracing the sick, supporting them in their difficulties, offering them affection and care, and providing the means to alleviate their […]
UK has once-in-a-generation chance to allow assisted dying, says Labour peer | Assisted dying
Labour Lords, who advocated for legal change, said Parliament faced a once-in-a-generation opportunity to give terminally ill people the choice whether to end their own lives. Charlie Falconer, a former Lord Chancellor who introduced the Bill in the House of Lords last month, said he had received assurances from Downing Street that the Bill would […]
In California, Nearly 900 People Died by Assisted Suicide Last Year
According to a report from the California Department of Public Health, about 900 people in California are expected to die from assisted suicide in 2023. release this month. Of the 1,281 people who received prescriptions for assisted suicide in the state last year, 884 obtained a mix of opioids and sedatives from health care providers […]
‘Tesla Of Euthanasia’: Assisted Suicide Device Set To Be Used For First Time
An assisted suicide device dubbed the “Tesla of euthanasia” is due to be used for the first time in Switzerland next week but is facing backlash. The pod, named “Sacro” and created by 76-year-old Dr Philipp Nitschke, was due to be used in Switzerland next week. according to Metro, but prosecutors are now fighting to […]
Woman dies by assisted suicide in Switzerland after cancer diagnosis and alleged abuse by husband
A mother of three who committed suicide at a Swiss clinic is said to have done so out of revenge against her lawyer husband, who has custody of the children. Daily Mail. Katherine Kasenov, 54, of Westchester Post to Facebook In May 2023, she announced that she would “take her own life.” “She was just […]
Rishi Sunak says he is not opposed to assisted dying | Assisted dying
Rishi Sunak said he was not opposed to euthanasia in principle, ahead of an expected vote on the issue in the next Parliament. Speaking to reporters in Puglia, the prime minister said he was not opposed to changing the law on euthanasia. A vote on the issue is likely in the House of Commons within […]