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Dutch sex abuse victim euthanized

Articles
17 May, 2016

A woman in her 20s who was sexually abused as a child has been euthanized in the Netherlands on the basis of the resultant PTSD

Peggy’s suicide: BBC does it again

Press Releases
17 May, 2016

As Eastenders’ Peggy Mitchell commits suicide in the face of terminal cancer, TV’s inability to envisage a positive response to end of life suffering comes back into focus

Dutch euthanasia up again in 2015

Articles
3 May, 2016

The 5,516 deaths reported in the Netherlands in 2015 would translate to more than 20,000 based on a UK-sized population, as paediatricians press for easier child euthanasia and academics report on euthanasia for psychiatric patients.

Canadian Government E&AS bill out

Articles
14 April, 2016

Fifteen months after the Supreme Court ordered federal legislation, the Trudeau government has published its draft bill

‘Assisted Suicide: the Musical’

Articles
14 April, 2016

Actress, comedienne and campaigner Liz Carr brings a new and dynamic consideration of assisted suicide to the Royal Festival Hall this September

Oregon assisted suicides jump

Articles
17 February, 2016

Last year’s reported 132 assisted suicides in Oregon represented a 24.4% rise on 2014, and would translate to 2,147 for a UK-sized population

On her husband’s assisted suicide

Personal stories
10 February, 2016

Debbie Binner says ‘Campaigners for assisted dying underestimate how terrible it is for those of us left behind… I didn’t care what state he was or might be in, he was my husband’

Belgian euthanasia: up and up

Articles
10 February, 2016

Latest figures show a new high for Belgian euthanasia in 2015 – as officials concede that under-reporting means they can’t be certain how many lives have been ended

CNK responds to NZ consultation

Submissions
1 February, 2016

The New Zealand Parliament’s Health Committee was petitioned by an MP known for her advocacy of euthanasia

Dr Kevin Fitzpatrick OBE – RIP

Articles
15 January, 2016

CNK remembers a great advocate, campaigner and friend following his death from cancer on 14 January

New guidance for last days’ care

Articles
23 December, 2015

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published new guidelines for the clinical care of adults considered to be in the final two or three days of life

MS court ruling: law reshaped

Press Releases
20 November, 2015

Court permission for nutrition to be withdrawn from a woman with MS represents ‘judicial mission creep with judges shaping and remaking the law.’

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