February 19, 2010:  A Dutch citizens action group "Out of Free Will" ("Uit Vrije Wil") wants to legalize assisted suicide for all people over 70, who have an "explicit, logical and consistent" desire to end their life. They suggest the task should be carried out by a new kind of specially trained and certified professional.

/ February 16, 2010: Within the scope of Dutch RtD Society NVVE's  strategy to broaden the situations in which assistance in dying should be made legally possible, a number of activities have been undertaken: documentaries on Dementia and euthanasia, on psychiatric illness and euthanasia and on "completed life" have been produced and broadcasted on national television. A special week was organised beginning this month to promote a discussion on the completed life issue. For more information

  February 15, 2010:  The English summary of RELEVANT 2010-1, the quarterly NVVE, Dutch RtD magazine, has been published and can be read as PDF by clicking here.

December 1, 2009: The quarterly Magazine of the NVVE, Relevant 2009-4, is released.You can read the English Summary by clicking here

November 26, 2009: At a symposium, organised by the Dutch RtD Society NVVE on end of life decisions and mental diseases, it was recorded that, although people suffering from an incurable mental disease have the same legal right to euthanasia as a person suffering from physical ailments, such psychiatric patients almost never get it.

November 12, 2009: The Dutch RtD Society NVVE has put information on methods for a humane suicide on a closed webpage on their website. The information is only available for members of NVVE, reason why international publicity made headlines like "Information available for € 17,50".

September 30, 2009: HUMAN Media (the Dutch humanistic broadcast foundation) has recently provided an English subtitled version of the Dutch documentary called "Mag ik dood?" ("Please let me die"), dealing with the problem of the lack of help for people with a chronic mental illness who wish to die. Documentary maker Eveline van Dijck takes you along in her search for answers, after the suicide of her sister Cathma.

September 4, 2009: RELEVANT, the quarterly magazine of the NVVE, Dutch RtD,

Relevant is the quarterly magazine of the NVVE.  The Relevant number 2, 2009 is available here.

Relevant is the quarterly magazine of the NVVE.