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Belgian physician dismissed of legal proceedings
May 6, 2019
On Friday the 26th of April, Belgian physician Marc van Hoey was dismissed of further legal proceedings for his assistance in the suicide of Simona de Moor. The Court, and earlier also the Public Prosecutor, decided that the physician's acting was not 'euthanasia' and that therefore the proceedings would not continue.
Exit International invites to the launch of Sarco on May 9/10 in Venice
May 6, 2019
Quick end for Death with Dignity Bill in Nevada
Apr 25, 2019
After a Death with dignity bill was put on the agenda in Nevada last February, this bill already died. The state Senate failed to take a vote on the measure ahead of a Tuesday legislative deadline that decides whether bills move on.
Chinese lawmakers start to argue on legalising euthanasia
Apr 25, 2019
This week, a group of Chinese legislators argued for legalising euthanasia during a review of a draft amendment to the country's civil laws.
The discussion was started by the National People's Congress (NPC), China’s to legislature. Li Jie, a deputy to the NPC, told state media many cancer patients in the terminal stages feel acute pain and would choose euthanasia if available
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