assisted suicide
Controversial suicide pod dubbed the 'Tesla of euthanasia' to be used for the first time
July 17, 2024 | 2:30pmSarco, a 3D-printed capsule, reportedly offers a painless death within 10 minutes of entering with the push of a button.
Physically healthy Dutch woman Zoraya ter Beek, 29, dies by assisted suicide
June 2, 2024 | 12:52pmShe reportedly had been hoping to end her life since she was a child as she was bullied growing up and often felt like she didn't fit in.
Terminal breast cancer patient euthanized on beach after she reveals her final day: 'Exactly what she wanted'
May 24, 2024 | 1:56am"I feel I've been given this massive gift. I feel privileged," she said. "How many people get a chance to do that when they pass away?"
Physically healthy woman, 29, granted euthanasia approval over her severe depression
May 17, 2024 | 1:06am“I feel relief. It’s been such a long fight.”
Physically healthy Dutch woman, 28, decides to be euthanized due to crippling depression
April 2, 2024 | 6:06pmShe is just one of the growing number of people in the West who have decided to die rather than continue living in pain that, unlike a terminal illness, could...
Canada halts controversial assisted suicide program for mentally ill due to lack of doctors willing to participate
February 3, 2024 | 5:24pmCanada has delayed the extension of its assisted suicide program to people suffering solely from mental illness, health officials announced Monday.
Canadian woman battling long COVID applies for assisted suicide: 'It's not a good life'
December 14, 2023 | 6:52pmOther than suffering a barrage of painful symptoms that have left her unable to cook for herself or even read, Tracey Thompson has been left penniless.
Ex-chef is accused of selling 1,200 suicide kits that led to dozens of deaths worldwide
December 12, 2023 | 4:09pmA Canadian former chef is accused of cooking up a sick money-making scheme in which he sold more than 1,200 suicide kits packed with poison that have been tied to...
Man sues TikToker who uploaded NY ex's videos alleging domestic abuse before her suicide
September 12, 2023 | 12:15pmThe ex-husband of a Westchester mother-of-three who allegedly took her own life via assisted suicide has filed a $150M lawsuit against the TikToker who uploaded her videos accusing him of...
Canada's crazy, unneighborly LGBT travel advisory for America
August 31, 2023 | 8:10pmThose laws, and the culture that allowed them to pass, constitute a far more serious threat to a vulnerable group’s happiness and well-being than any legislation in the United States....
Cancer-stricken NY mom of 3 who posted about assisted suicide over 'predatory' custody battle dead
July 8, 2023 | 6:24pmCatherine Kassenoff, 54, who posted on social media that she was about to undergo assisted suicide in Switzerland because of a grueling custody battle, died overseas on May 27.
Netherlands doctors are euthanizing people with autism, intellectual disabilities: study
June 29, 2023 | 1:42amSeveral Dutch citizens who had autism or other intellectual disabilities have died by physician-assisted suicide in recent years after doctors determined their afflictions were untreatable obstacles to a normal life,...
Attorney out of a job after NY ex's assisted 'suicide' and scathing claims go public
June 12, 2023 | 5:06pmAttorney Allan Kassenoff has left his job at Greenberg Traurig after his ex-wife Catherine Kassenoff claimed on social media that she was committing assisted suicide in part because of their...
Ex-hubby emailed NY mom that he 'will never stop protecting' their kids before her assisted suicide
June 11, 2023 | 9:05pm"You have done all of this in hopes that I would give up and stop trying to protect the children from you. I won't," Allan Kassenoff wrote. "...I will never...
NY mom's assisted-suicide note blames 'predatory' courts that gave kids to 'abusive' ex
June 10, 2023 | 9:00amCatherine Kassenoff, an attorney who once worked for Gov. Hochul, posted a letter on Facebook May 27, saying she was scheduled to die by assisted suicide later that day.
Model shares final moments with grandma before euthanasia
May 23, 2023 | 1:26pmA Victoria's Secret model goes public in support of her beloved Bubbie's decision to end her life on her own terms: "It's the light at the end of the tunnel."
Vermont becomes 2nd state to allow non-residents to use assisted suicide law
May 2, 2023 | 8:30pmCritics of the suicide law slammed it and warned it could be the catalyst to “death tourism.”
Married father commits suicide after encouragement by AI chatbot: widow
March 30, 2023 | 5:59pm"When he spoke to me about it, it was to tell me that he no longer saw any human solution to global warming," the widow said.
Legalized assisted suicide push in US alarms doctors, disability advocates: 'Where do you draw the line?'
March 23, 2023 | 1:57pmPhysician-assisted suicide has been a hotly debated topic across the United States for decades but a push to legalize the controversial practice in more states is picking up steam this year.
Canada considers expanding euthanasia program to terminally ill minors
February 24, 2023 | 9:52pmThe committee’s 138-page report released this month listed a number of recommendations, including offering euthanasia to those under the age of 18.