time 7,974 Posted December 28, 2021 Colombian writer & director Jaime Osorio Marquez has died via assisted suicide (which is legal in Colombia); he had suffered a recurrence of cancer which he'd beaten in 2009 & 2012. He was 46. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,127 Posted January 18, 2022 Björn Natthiko Lindeblad or Natthiko Bhikku, Swedish economist, author, lecturer and Buddhist monk dead at 60 by poisoned smoothie: https://www.hbl.fi/artikel/bjorn-natthiko-lindeblad-dod/ (A bit debatable if this was a suicide or an assisted suicide, but he had ALS and strongly supported the legalization of euthanasia.) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charles De Gaulle 366 Posted July 24, 2022 William Richert 79has chosen to take his own life using Oregans dying with dignity act. He directed winter kills and acted in my own private Idaho. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/william-richert-dead-winter-kills-1235185386/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,022 Posted July 24, 2022 On 05/11/2020 at 14:43, Spade_Cooley said: Great news: travelling abroad for the purposes of assisted suicide will not be impacted by coronavirus lockdowns. Yeah, but the delays at Dover might just drive you to a nearby bridge is despair. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,016 Posted December 19, 2022 https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2022/12/19/massachusetts-court-rules-against-physician-assisted-death 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,101 Posted September 6, 2023 Richard Laviolette, a Canadian singer-songwriter, has died. He was 41. Laviolette had been battling Huntington's disease. He died by assisted suicide. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/guelph_singer-songwriter_richard_laviolette_has_died 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,016 Posted February 29 Ecuador’s high court on Wednesday decriminalized euthanasia and ordered lawmakers and health officials to draft rules and regulations for the procedure. The decision of Ecuador’s Constitutional Court came in response to a lawsuit from a terminally ill woman diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS, who had argued that she should be allowed to have death with dignity. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
