NVVE with ADMD-B and Leif organized a meeting in Brussels last week-end about differences and similarities in the legal situation in the BENELUX.

For instance, the principle differences between Leif and SCEN. Another topic: is it possible to get euthanasia or PAS with a living will of another BENELUX country than the one you live in? The BENELUX parliament now will look at all the comments and advices from this meeting.

More information is available on the website of the BENELUX Parliament.

Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the medical pathologist who willfully helped dozens of terminally ill people end their lives, becoming the central figure in a national drama surrounding assisted suicide, died on Friday in Royal Oak., Mich. He was 83.

Source: NY Times

Voters in Zurich, Switzerland, have rejected proposed bans on assisted suicide and "suicide tourism". Some 85% of the 278,000 votes cast opposed the ban on assisted suicide and 78% opposed outlawing it for foreigners, Zurich authorities said.

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