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November 8, 2026
Kairos Kollar Testing Set to Begin
The process of R&D is rarely straightforward and anticipated timelines are rarely met.
So it has been with the Kairos Kollar.
However with the arrival and independent verification of the consciousness monitoring equipment now complete, we can turn attention back to the Kollar itself.
It is now confirmed that testing for the Kollar will begin …
November 5, 2026
Documentary Premiere – Florence IT
After many years in the making, the Italian feature documentary Landscapes of Ending will premiere at the 67th Festival dei Popoli in Florence on 6 November 2026.
The Festival dei Popoli is the oldest documentary festival in Europe.
Landscapes of Ending is the only Italian documentary amongst the 10 finalists in competition.
FILM SYNOPSIS…
October 21, 2026
Assisted dying is now law in Isle of Man
The Assisted Dying Bill 2023 was granted Royal Assent on 20 October reports Alex Blakeand & Chanelle Sukhoo, for the BBC.
With the law to legalise assisted dying granted Royal Assent and announced on Tuesday, it would be reasonable for people to think a service is just around the corner.
The reality is that the …
September 27, 2026
Testing Webinar – Coming 18/19 November 2026
On 18/19 November (depending on your time zone), Exit will hold our next Webinar on the general topic of ‘Testing’.
By ‘testing’ we mean, the testing of:
- Drugs (eg. pentobarbital)
- Gases
- Salts
- Kollar
No one wants to take chances with this most important of decisions ,which is why all methods must be as …
September 15, 2026
Assisted dying campaigner plans ‘Swiss pop-up advice office’ in UK
Philip Nitschke, an Australian former GP, said many Britons had lost confidence that assisted dying would ever be legal in Britain reports Sanchez Manning, Social Affairs Correspondent
A right to die campaigner says he plans to open a “pop-up office” in London to advise Britons on going to Switzerland for assisted suicide.
Philip Nitschke, founder …
September 7, 2026
New, Swiss-Style Group Emerges in US
September 2026 – PPeH Update No. 2
This week, a new Swiss-style organisation has emerged.
The one point of difference is that this group is in New York, not in Basel or Zurich.
But the services offered are much the same, as is the price tag.
The business model is innovative as the group seeks …
August 30, 2026
Doctor behind first legal VAD welcomes new law
Reports ports Jane Bardon
VAD passed in parliament on Thursday night after all NT government cabinet members, and a majority of backbenchers, voted the bill through.
In short:
Dr Philip Nitschke, the first doctor to help a terminally-ill patient access legal voluntary assisted dying, has welcomed the NT passing VAD laws.
He has questioned the …
August 23, 2026
Top India court allows passive euthanasia
New Delhi, India – In a crowded ward of New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), India’s premier public hospital, a mother sits quietly beside her 29-year-old son, Piyush Singh*.
Diagnosed with stomach cancer a year ago, Singh has already undergone five rounds of chemotherapy.
He now lies in the hospital’s palliative care …
August 16, 2026
Law on assisted dying wins constitutional approval in France
France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved a law creating a right to assisted dying, removing the last major legal obstacle before the measure can be enacted and implemented.
France’s top constitutional authority has upheld the country’s new assisted dying law, clearing the way for President Emmanuel Macron to promulgate the measure within 15 days.
The …
August 11, 2026
Assisted Dying Advocate Predicts Irish Government Won’t Legislate
Reports James Wilson for News Talk
An advocate of assisted dying and former TD has said he does not believe that the practice will be legalised within the lifetime of the current Dáil.
In 2024, just a few months before the General Election, a Special Oireachtas Joint Committee on Assisted Dying called for the Government …
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