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World Congress 2014

The next conference of the WFRtDS will be hosted by Final Exit Network and ERGO and is taking place from 17-21 September 2014 in Chicago, USA at the Embassy Suites Downtown/Lakefront Hotel.

The FEN WF conference planning committee is creating an inspiring schedule with world-class speakers in the RTD movement. With the theme "Dignity, Control, Choice - Around the World," the committee is focusing on leaders who work on the front lines of legal and philosophical right to die issues throughout the world. Tours available on September 21.

See for further information and early registration  the special WF Conference website available since May 2013.

Right to Die Europe meeting in Rome in 2013

Right to Die Europe holds its 2013 biennial meeting in Rome from 14 - 16th of June 2013. The working sessions will be in Hotel Mediterraneo, Via Cavour 15, 00184 Rome. Hosting Society Libera Uscita invites the European member societies to forward the names of their delegates to info@liberauscita.it (and in copy to RtD-E Secretariat) by May 15, 2013, using the registration form to be found here with the program.

History is made: Vermont 1rst USA State to pass a law on death with digfnity
May 21, 2013

Vermont: the first state to pass a Death with Dignity law through legislation!
Lawmakers in Vermont supported the rights of terminally ill individuals and passed a Vermont law designed on the Oregon and Washington Death with Dignity Acts—the first one to be enacted through a legislative process and first of its kind on the east coast.

With Governor Peter Shumlin's signature today, Vermont took a historic step forward by becoming the first state to pass a law modeled on the groundbreaking Oregon and Washington Death with Dignity Acts through a legislative process.

Australian independent think tank produces report on assisted dying
Apr 28, 2013

Australia21 - a non-profit body, committed to an analysis of complex issues, which bear on Australia’s future - was approached in 2012 with the suggestion that the issues of voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide would benefit from Australia21’s multidisciplinary approach to the exploration of complex policy issues. As preparation for a roundtable conference

New Dutch activity started to find solutions for a dignified suicide
Apr 27, 2013

 

Because it – even in the Netherlands -  is still not possible to realize a dignified self-managed (without assistance) death, the Coöperatie Laatste Wil (Cooperative Last Wish) is established  for anyone over the age of 18.The initiative is supported by NVVE.

The World Federation

The World Federation, founded in 1980, consists of 49 right to die organizations from 26 countries. The Federation provides an international link for organizations working to secure or protect the rights of individuals to self-determination at the end of their lives.

Joining information

If you are interested in inquiring about or even acquiring - as a Society - membership, please read the joining information and complete the application in it.

Official languages

The official language of the WFRtDS is English, reason why information on this site is mainly published in that language. Where available or applicable, some information is also published in other languages (French, German or Spanish). 

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