A stunning new report has found that around 16 percent of people who choose to die by assisted suicide at three right-to-die facilities had no underlying medical cause and were simply “weary of life.”
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Harrowing Suicide to be Broadcast in UK as “Happy Event”
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a documentary meant to glorify euthanasia, Britain’s BBC2 is planning to air a show tonight in which a man is seen gasping, convulsing and pleading for water as he succumbs to a lethal dose of barbituates.
“Death Tourism” Causing Swiss to Re-consider Assisted Suicide Laws
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The ongoing and rampant abuse of Switzerland’s assisted suicide laws is causing lawmakers to consider banning the practice in an attempt to reduce so-called “death tourism.”
British Conductor Commits Suicide with Ailing Wife
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
One of Britain’s most distinguished orchestra conductors flew to Switzerland with his terminally ill wife last week to join her in ending their lives together in an assisted-suicide clinic.
Suicide Group Wants to Euthanize Healthy Wife alongside Ailing Husband
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In a perfect example of the reality of the “slippery slope,” the Swiss euthanasia group, Dignitas, is seeking permission from the courts to euthanize a perfectly healthy woman who wants to die at the same time as her terminally ill husband.
British Television to Broadcast Suicide
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A British television channel is planning to broadcast the assisted suicide death of 59 year old man suffering from motor neurone disease tomorrow night.
