Dignitas

More pressure for UK assisted suicide

Michael Cook | 12 March 2010
Patricia Hewitt, former Health Secretary, calls for Royal Commission

Helium suicides at Dignitas described in leading journal

Michael Cook | 09 March 2010
Important statistics also available.

Is suicide a rational choice for Huntington’s disease victims?

Michael Cook | 10 February 2010
No, says British journalist Charlotte Raven

Swiss to vote on suicide tourism “tax”

Michael Cook | 29 January 2010
Dignitas boss shrugs it off
 
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