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Lawsuits in Germany
Apr 21, 2019
In Germany, six complaints to the prohibition on 'businesslike' assisted suicide are brought to the Federal Constitutional Court.
De Einder publishes April 2019 Newsletter
Apr 21, 2019
Dutch Society De Einder, published its April Dutch lawsuit (Heringa) has come to a final end
Apr 21, 2019
In the Netherlands, the lawsuit about assisted suicide from a son (Albert Heringa) to his mother (Moek Heringa) has come to an end. On the 16th of April, the Dutch Supreme Court reached its final verdict: that the ruling of the Court of Appeal from 2018, that Heringa was punishable to the crime of assisted suicide, could hold stand.
Spanish Ángel Hernández arrested and brought to court for assisting in the suicide of his wife
Apr 14, 2019
This week, the Spanish authorities decided to prosecute Ángel Hernández for his assistance in the suicide of his wife, earlier this month. Hernández' wife, Maria José Carrasco, had been suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for thirty years and was in very poor condition. She wanted to end her life for a long time and had formulated this in an advance directive and on various videos made by her husband.
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