TAFKAG 70 Posted May 15, 2011 Suicide tourism may be dying in Switzerland. I'd like to work for the Suicide Tourist Board, either on the marketing team - "a once in a lifetime trip: you'll love it to death!" - or, being bone idle, in the complaints department. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,655 Posted May 15, 2011 Looks like it's going to stay, the votes appear in favour of keeping suicide tourism. Though nothing is confirmed yet, the current news reports rely on exit polls (heh heh). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted May 16, 2011 Entrepreneurial nonagenarian Sharlotte Hydorn is surely worth a mention here. Sales of her do-it-yourself asphyxiation kits are booming after a suicidal Oregonian customer sparked a national debate when he used one of her products to good effect recently. Hydorn said she will use one herself if it's called for. "I don't want to end up helpless," she said. "It's all right if people don't understand." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted July 19, 2011 There is a case currently going before the Court of Protection about removing the feeding tubes from a woman who has been in a "minimally conscious state" since 2003. If the Court find in her family's favour, then there's bound to be at least one appeal, so this could well run in to 2012. Thing is, could someone only known as M be picked for the DDP? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted July 19, 2011 There is a case currently going before the Court of Protection about removing the feeding tubes from a woman who has been in a "minimally conscious state" since 2003. If the Court find in her family's favour, then there's bound to be at least one appeal, so this could well run in to 2012. Thing is, could someone only known as M be picked for the DDP? You want me to do the Judi Dench joke or...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,655 Posted July 19, 2011 MMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmm Why not, if everyone's agreed on the person's identity and the death qualifies within the rules of a specific deadpool. This one exists somewhere between death row and Terry Pratchett, so I'm not sure she'd qualify under the rules of any current deadpool. I'd take her for Deathrace 2012, but I don't think she'll make the start line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted August 19, 2011 "Martin", a stroke victim who no longer wants to live, is in the news at the moment for launching a legal bid, asking for the right to die. "Within months of the stroke, he decided he no longer wanted to continue living. When asked in an interview with BBC Radio 4's PM Programme, he spells it out - via the computer - "d-e-a-t-h"." Even if the courts do not find in his favour, he might do a Chantal Sébire Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,655 Posted August 19, 2011 I mentioned this one in the ideas and possibles yesterday. Does raise some scoring issues for us. But there will be more of these cases in future for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 906 Posted August 19, 2011 Passer-by pushes suicide man off bridge Not strictly on topic, and something of an anti-climax, as it turns out. They were only trying to help, give them a little push along Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted September 21, 2011 Could the assisted death industry be about to change forever? Shares in Dignitas will no doubt, ahem, plummet, if crackpot Lithunaian boffin Julijonas Urbonas can find someone to build his prototype "Euthanasia Rollercoaster", apparently sure to provide it's passengers with a quick and euphoric death. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moosey 3 Posted October 3, 2011 I've never been much of a fan of Silvio Burlusconi, but his attempts to override the Italian consitution this weekend and turn his country from a democracy in to some sort of theocracy at the beck and call of The Vatican have made for pretty grim reading. Luckily, the temperamental nature of Italian politics means he won't be around too long before someone else takes over at the top. Don't ask why I was reading this far back in the thread (I was bored at work, okay?) but couldn't help but notice that your skills at predicting political deaths still have some room for improvement. But then again, his career has out-lived all reasonable expectations. If even scandals like this this aren't forcing him from power then I can only assume that he must have some Faustian pact on the go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,655 Posted October 3, 2011 Former Ofsted chief and - once over - a teacher who shagged one of his own sixth formers; Chris Woodhead has indicated he's up for considering Dignitas when his degeneration puts him on the verge of helplessness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted October 3, 2011 Former Ofsted chief and - once over - a teacher who shagged one of his own sixth formers; Chris Woodhead has indicated he's up for considering Dignitas when his degeneration puts him on the verge of helplessness. Chris Woodhead was on Radio 4 tonight when I was driving home from work. He sounded OK, all things considering. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted June 15, 2013 Noel Martzin - yeah, I know you don't spell it like that, but I'm wary of ranter fire where he's concerned. Deffo press coverage as and when. Would qualify under 08 DDP rules. Be interesting to see if he'd do the same next year. Noel Martin was interviewed on Channel 4 after his horse won at York today, so I guess he changed his mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted April 30, 2015 Chap who won an order from a South African court giving him the right to die has in fact succumbed to his prostate cancer. The order was a bit of a landmark ruling for S Africa where euthanasia is illegal. http://ewn.co.za/2015/04/30/Robin-Stransham-Ford-man-has-died 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted May 1, 2015 Personally, I can't believe that euthanasia isn't legal in most places yet. If the person is really ill, and they don't want to be in pain anymore, just let them commit assisted suicide! It's their life, not the government's! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted May 1, 2015 Personally, I can't believe that euthanasia isn't legal in most places yet. If the person is really ill, and they don't want to be in pain anymore, just let them commit assisted suicide! It's their life, not the government's! What happens if a person is not capable of making the decision and relatives could also, however unwittingly, bring pressure to bear to make people think it is better off that I am not causing all this trouble for my family. In the UK the DPP will assess each case and if the circumstances genuinely point to a mercy action then no further action will be taken. Case by case basis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted May 28, 2015 Non terminally ill man resorts to crowd-funding in bid to raise cash for trip to Dignitas. He's asking for £30,000, which does seem rather a lot for a one way ticket to Switzerland. For that amount of money, he could probably hire a contract killer to see him off in the comfort of his own home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted December 1, 2015 "Attorney, entrepreneur, political gadfly and perennial candidate", John Jay Hooker, a well known figure in Tennessee (but not possibly not that well known anywhere else), looks like he's had an interesting life. In August he was diagnosed with melanoma and told he had six months to live. Since then he has been campaigning for the right for people to have the choice of an assisted suicide, so one way or another, 2017 looks like a pretty unrealistic prospect for him. Hooker is a good friend of Muhammad Ali, who apparently gave him a shout-out on live TV after winning the "Thrilla in Manilla". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,655 Posted December 1, 2015 Non terminally ill man resorts to crowd-funding in bid to raise cash for trip to Dignitas. He's asking for £30,000, which does seem rather a lot for a one way ticket to Switzerland. For that amount of money, he could probably hire a contract killer to see him off in the comfort of his own home. This shit needs banning immediately or dead pooling with go the way of fortune-driven Premiershit football. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 26, 2016 Minnesota the latest state to consider an Assisted Suicide bill.SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted September 12, 2016 Belgian Paralympian Marieke Veervort has said she is not yet ready for euthanasia, but will die by this method at a time of her choosing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37335846 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,655 Posted September 13, 2016 Belgian Paralympian Marieke Veervort has said she is not yet ready for euthanasia, but will die by this method at a time of her choosing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37335846 Aye, cheers for the update - I posted here hereabouts a few weeks back - had her down on my longlist too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted September 17, 2016 Dutch offed a wean according to the wireless. Not age or condition or sex known. Raising the abortion age to 42 trimesters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N. Fritz 49 Posted September 17, 2016 Quite a few assisted suicides in the news this week. Alexis Arquette and W.P. Kinsella to name two. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
