Assisted suicide

Living with cancer means asking: When do you stop the fight? - opinion

The societal expectations around learning you have cancer are to fight.

‘IT’S NEVERTHELESS hard – nay, impossible – for me to imagine actually taking such an extreme step.’
 Daniel Kahneman.

Daniel Kahneman, Israeli-American Nobel Prize winner, died last year by assisted suicide

 Illustrative image of a phone and charger.

Parents be warned: ‘Blue Whale’ suicide game returns  

A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is treated an the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). May 6, 2020

Did COVID-19 change the way doctors view end-of-life care? - study


First Colombian with non-terminal illness dies legally by euthanasia

Victor Escobar, diagnosed with end-stage COPD, had fought two years for his right to euthanasia in the face of opposition from doctors, clinics and courts

Victor Escobar, 60, who suffered from an end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and became the first person in Colombia to undergo euthanasia for a non-terminal disease, leans on the shoulder of his wife Diana Nieto at their home in Cali, Colombia, October 19, 2021.

How many people committed suicide in Israel during corona?

Between March 2020 and February 2021, there was a decrease in monthly suicide attempts.

 How did COVID affect Israel's suicide rates? (illustrative)

Former US Olympics coach dies by suicide after being charged

According to court documents filed, Geddert was charged with 20 counts of human trafficking, one count of first-degree sexual assault, one count of second-degree sexual assault, and more.

Rio Olympics

Orthodox Jewish doctor loses bid to challenge to NJ ‘assisted-suicide’ law

The law allows terminally ill patients who are deemed by a doctor to have less than six months to live to obtain life-ending drugs. The patient must administer the medication himself.

An HIV-positive and tuberculosis patient lies on a stretcher at the Jose Gregorio Hernandez hospital in Caracas

How a religious farmer became a promoter of assisted suicide in Israel

Hundreds of people make use of the services of assisted suicide agencies like Dignitas and Exit each year in Switzerland. But the decision can be particularly difficult for Jews.

Thai workers collect freshly harvested fennel near Kibbutz Alumim in southern Israel