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A man present at the death was immediately taken into police custody and remains there

The 64-year-old died in the 3D-printed suicide capsule in the forests of northern Switzerland on Monday

An assisted dying group expects a new portable suicide pod to be used for the first time in Switzerland potentially within months to provide death without medical supervision, they said Wednesday.

Australia's Dr Death has taken the stand in defence of a condemned man, warning US officials who botched his first execution could be about to do it again

Max Bell was a 65-year-old taxi driver in outback New South Wales who was dying from stomach cancer. When the NT government decided to legalise euthanasia, he saw a way out.

The writer, who suffers from a degenerative disease, says experiencing first-hand the horrors of a failed palliative care system made her realise other options are needed

Once a world leader on voluntary assisted dying, advocates say the Northern Territory is now lagging behind the rest of Australia.

Many people are asked by parents, "please help me die". But how much freedom and protection should the Northern Territory give to those ready to go under its planned assisted dying laws?

Dr Nitschke has urged a Scots MSP to back the pods, saying "they lead to a peaceful, even euphoric death".