DIGNITAS

The Swiss non-profit member’s society DIGNITAS advocates, educates and supports for improving care and implementing choice in life and at life's end worldwide.

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Rapporto Italia 2026 di Eurispes: il 70,2% degli italiani si dichiara favorevole all’eutanasia, mentre oltre l’80% approva il testamento biologico. In aumento anche il consenso verso il suicidio assistito, passato dal 39,4% del 2019 al 54,3% del 2026. https://t.co/YnPieOLI4b

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"Dying people deserve compassion, choice and dignity.
And the public deserves to know that the last bill did not die because the case for assisted dying was defeated. It died because parliament failed to finish the job."
https://t.co/ES4PxLptcN

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Our latest newsletter is here – with articles on England &Wales, Estonia, France and Scotland, developments regarding end-of-life-choice in nursing homes in Switzerland, and more => https://t.co/PvCgCZI9Lb

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“I have a small child, and I am very much invested in living for as long as possible. But there may come a time when enough is enough, and I cannot accept that people I do not know would take that choice away from my family and me.” https://t.co/RXx0eJ9Hcd

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“Ultimately, sedation should form part of the palliative care standardly available in cases of voluntary stopping of eating and drinking (VSED). . . . VSED patients have a right to a good death.”
https://t.co/xJXeKrFCV0

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«Meine grösste Angst ist der Tod von Menschen, die ich liebe. Das ist eine viel grössere Bedrohung als der eigene Tod. Wenn man selbst stirbt, hat man sofort keine Sorgen um die anderen mehr.»
https://t.co/BTet3OnGU8

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Dying with Dignity Live Webinar Understanding the journey Session 2
After Session 1 on heart disease & stroke, the next session on Wednesday, June 3rd will provide an overview of ALS and what patients and their loved ones might encounter at every stage.
https://t.co/WY0NG8bZLB

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"Developing an ecosystem that does not stigmatise but rather supports persons who attempt suicide, prevents repeat attempts and thus saves many lives is the need of the hour. One must also not forget those who are left behind." https://t.co/GSGpdjuH1u

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Education about MAiD in Canada – and tackling misinformation.
This resource offers patients, families, healthcare professionals, and the public clear, accurate information about MAiD and practical support for responding to misinformation https://t.co/Jrd67IDtWt

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Abschluss Pilotprojekt Suizidprävention – Massnahmen werden weitergeführt
Suizidgedanken entstehen nicht dadurch, dass darüber gesprochen wird. Im Gegenteil – Gespräche können entlasten und helfen, Unterstützung zu ermöglichen. https://t.co/s5dofi9FHo

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Eine Gruppe Schweizer Ärztinnen und Ärzte will wissenschaftlich beweisen, dass LSD als Medikament auch Sterbenden helfen kann – in der Palliativmedizin.
Interview mit Bill Richards, Psychotherapeut und Dozent Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
https://t.co/PUOZQdOUUU

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“Terminally ill people have too often been marginalised... Our suffering and our choices are treated as subjects for endless discussion while we endure the consequences of inaction. We do not need more deliberation. We need parliament to act.” https://t.co/V6qLKxOWkS

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Wales: Senedd elections on 7 May 2026
An analysis by Wales Humanists | Dyneiddwyr Cymru comparing Welsh political parties’ positions on assisted dying and further key humanist issues
https://t.co/7IHM9V3J0m

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“For a handful of members of the community at the end of their lives, it is the only way left to them to have control over what little remains, dignity when it is hardest, and reassurance that their values will rule the last days․”
https://t.co/SUUcqSt5Ev

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“What has happened to the Assisted Dying Bill is undemocratic and utterly disgraceful. A small handful of peers have flooded the process with amendments and run down the clock, leaving dying people to pay the price."
https://t.co/YigWdWXtpq

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"We embalm and ritualize death when it happens, we fear it, try to cheat it, ruminate about what happens after, but what of the living? Conversations around death and suicide should be had before they occur." https://t.co/5BoVdELwr4

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UK Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
The House of Lord’s filibuster
'Instead of a good-faith effort to test and improve the Bill, we saw scaremongering and endless delay, while terminally ill people were ignored.’ https://t.co/RwY4cvll7W

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Northern Territory, Australia
The long road to the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill
Part III
“...when they were getting towards their end of life and they knew they were going to be finishing up, they really wanted to go back to their country...” https://t.co/3BDEPjJE7m

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The long road to the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill, Northern Territory, Australia
Part II
Taking news of the legislation to the bush
https://t.co/YwVrDpnMS5

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The long road to the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill, Northern Territory, Australia
Part I
“…it has been interesting to consider to what lengths opponents driven by an emotional commitment might go to deny a right which so many desire.”
https://t.co/8tuO2oQKMr