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European Division of WFRtDS
Great support among psychiatrists in Belgium to retain euthanasia as option in psychiatric suffering
Aug 12, 2020
On Tuesday the 11th of August, the End-of-life Care Research Group (VUB-UGent) published a study about the willingness among psychiatrists to take a concrete, active role in euthanasia procedures when it comes to psychiatric suffering. The results are ambiguous.
First data published about the effect of the New Jersey Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act
Aug 10, 2020
On Friday the 31st of July 2020, the state Department of Health of New Jersey released their 2019 Data Summary about the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act, that is in force since the 1st of August last year.
Uruguayan RTD Society is born, together with a bill to legalize euthanasia in Uruguay
Aug 5, 2020
On August 5, 2020, GRUPO DE APOYO PARA UNA MUERTE ASISTIDA DIGNA EN URUGUAY (M.A.D.U) is born in public. At the same time there is a bill in Uruguay's parliament to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide, presented by senator Ope Pasquet.
Associazione Luca Coscioni publishes press release
Aug 3, 2020
In reaction to the acquittal of Mina Welby and Marco Cappato by the Court of Appeal of Massa on the 27th of July, Associazione Luca Coscioni came with a press release (Italian).
You can read the English version here. (Thanks to Joop Agterberg for the translation.)
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