Archive for April, 2011

Suicide kit sparks controversy – Examiner.com

« 30 April 2011 | 23:26 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Suicide kit sparks controversyExaminer.comProviding information on suicide, and by extension, selling a device that can be used to commit suicide, is very different from assisted suicide, where an individual directly helps another person voluntarily bring about their own death, as was the case …91-year-old lady selling $60 suicide kitsPakistan Daily Mailall 5 news articles »



Newest Death Machine “Art:” Euthanasia Roller Coaster – First Things (blog)

« 30 April 2011 | 17:59 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Newest Death Machine “Art:” Euthanasia Roller CoasterFirst Things (blog)Certain elements of the assisted suicide movement obsess over suicide methods. It's really a death cult: Books are written. Conventions held. Suicide machines such as the “debreather” and “Exit Bag,” are invented. And now, a fellow has spent time in …



Newest Death Machine: Euthanasia Roller Coaster – First Things (blog)

« 30 April 2011 | 17:59 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Newest Death Machine: Euthanasia Roller CoasterFirst Things (blog)Certain elements of the assisted suicide movement obsess over suicide methods. It's really a death cult: Books are written. Conventions held. Suicide machines such as the “debreather” and “Exit Bag,” are invented. And now, a fellow has spent time in …



Euthanasia pushes past pain barrier – Sydney Morning Herald

« 30 April 2011 | 14:03 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Sydney Morning Herald Euthanasia pushes past pain barrierSydney Morning HeraldIn Australia it is often assumed pain would be the main reason for voluntary euthanasia, or assisted suicide, yet evidence from the US suggests Griffith's circumstances were unusual. In Oregon, where assisted suicide is legal in certain situations, …and more »



Assisted suicide abroad puts families in legal limbo – CTV.ca

« 29 April 2011 | 22:13 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Assisted suicide abroad puts families in legal limboCTV.caFamily and friends who travel to Switzerland to be with their loved ones as they commit assisted suicide enter legal limbo when they return home — they may have committed a crime, but have no way of knowing if the police will come calling. …New Challenge to Assisted-Suicide [...]



New Challenge to Assisted-Suicide Ban – Courthouse News Service

« 29 April 2011 | 13:22 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

New Challenge to Assisted-Suicide BanCourthouse News ServiceVANCOUVER, BC (CN) – For the second time in a month people have sued the Canadian government, seeking to overturn the criminal prohibition of doctor-assisted suicide. A married couple say they fear prosecution for helping the wife's …



The Blue and Gold: End Of The Line: Legalization Of Euthanasia and Self … – my.hsj.org

« 29 April 2011 | 11:56 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

The Blue and Gold: End Of The Line: Legalization Of Euthanasia and Self …my.hsj.orgFrequently, people indicate that their support for PAS [physician-assisted suicide] is based on the fact that they would not want to live 'hooked up to a machine' or 'when it's hopeless'. People shouldn't be forced to stay alive when they aren't able [...]



Woman challenges suicide laws – Langley AdvanceNews

« 29 April 2011 | 11:06 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Woman challenges suicide lawsLangley AdvanceNewsA Fort Langley family is at the forefront of a challenge to assisted suicide laws. By Matthew Claxton, Langley Advance April 29, 2011 4:02 AM A Fort Langley woman will be taking on the government of Canada in a battle over assisted suicide. …and more »



91-Year-Old Woman Sells Suicide Kits – Gather.com

« 29 April 2011 | 0:49 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

91-Year-Old Woman Sells Suicide KitsGather.comHydorn became involved with Derek Humphrey, an advocate of assisted suicide and founder of the Hemlock Society, shortly after her husband died a slow painful death. Humphrey's book, Final Exit: The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted …Sharlotte HydornSolaria Sunall 2 news articles »



Outrage as ‘how-to-die helpline’ is launched by euthanasia charity – Daily Mail

« 28 April 2011 | 0:11 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Daily Mail Outrage as 'how-to-die helpline' is launched by euthanasia charityDaily MailHowever, it comes against a background of growing tolerance of assisted suicide by prosecution authorities, increasing political pressure for the legalisation of assisted dying, and a rising toll of Britons travelling to the Dignitas suicide clinic in …and more »