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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 and discussed there on the 16th and 17th of April. According to critics, the definition of 'business' would imply that a medical doctor is already guilty if he provides a seriously ill patient with a deadly drug, more than once. In addition, a number of issues also play a role. It will take some months before the Constitutional Court orders a verdict to the complaints.
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.
New Jersey now 8th US jurisdiction with a Death with Dignity statute
Apr 13, 2019
On Friday, April 12, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act into law. Less than a month ago, this bill passed the Assembly and Senate. New Jersey is now the seventh state and eight jurisdiction (including Washington DC) that has a death with dignity statute. The law goes into effect on August 1, 2019.
Dutch Euthanasia Review Committees published their annual Report 2018: decrease in reported cases
Apr 13, 2019
The Dutch Regional Euthanasia Review Committees (RTE's) published their annual report about 2018. In that year for the first time there was a slight decrease in the number of reports of euthanasia to the RTE's. The social debate in 2018 focused in particular on the interpretation of requests from patients with advanced dementia and from patients with a psychiatric disorder.
French ADMD publishes Newsletter March 2019
Apr 6, 2019
The French Right to Die association ADMD (Association pour le Droit de Mourir dans la Dignité) published its 
Dying with Dignity Canada publishes March 2019 Newsletter
Apr 6, 2019
Dying with Dignity Canada published its March 2019 Newsletter.
Interview with Jonquiere and Luley, written by Matt Vickers, published
Apr 6, 2019
Matt Vickers, the widower of assisted dying advocate Lecretia Seales, wrote an article about assisted dying in New Zealand, and compared the New Zealand situation to the situation in the Netherlands and Switzerland. In March, this article was published by NOTED, a journalism website in New Zealand.
DGHS published Newsletter 2019-02
Apr 1, 2019