In the Press
Media coverage, interviews and public conversation
Media coverage and interviews.
A gathered archive of press coverage, radio interviews, podcast conversations and video segments following DignitySA’s constitutional challenge and public advocacy for end-of-life choice.
Case in Point: Medical Assistance in Dying
Professor Joseph Raimondo represented DignitySA in a panel discussion that features from 24 minutes into this episode of SABC’s Case in Point.
Open coverageDepartment of Health to Oppose DignitySA Application to Legalise Medically Assisted Dying
The South African Department of Health has confirmed it will oppose DignitySA’s constitutional challenge to have the ban on medically assisted dying declared unconstitutional, joining the respondents contesting the application.
Assisted Dying Case Gains Momentum as Justice Department Declines to Oppose Challenge
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development will not oppose DignitySA’s constitutional challenge, removing a major obstacle even as other respondents indicate they will contest the application.
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By the close of the 8 May deadline, only one of four respondents in DignitySA’s medical assisted dying application had indicated it would oppose the case, with the rest in default.
Prof Willem Landman Makes the Case for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)
A Cape Town Press Club recording where Prof Willem Landman sets out the case for medical assistance in dying.
Assisted Dying: Let the courts, not the moralists, decide
An editorial response to DignitySA’s constitutional challenge and the renewed public debate about assisted dying.
Understanding The Case by DignitySA on Assisted Dying
Mondli Makhanya interviews Prof Joseph Raimondo about DignitySA’s High Court challenge.
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The “Last Right”: DignitySA Approaches Court Over Medical Assistance for the Terminally Ill
Marianne Thamm reports on DignitySA’s court bid to decriminalise assisted dying for terminally ill people.
Landmark Case Demands Parliament Legalise Assisted Dying Within 24 Months
Marvin Charles covers the court challenge asking Parliament to legalise assisted dying within 24 months.
Some People Die a Gentle and Easy Death
Coverage of DignitySA’s court application and the current law treating assisted dying as murder.
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Calls To Legalise Assisted Dying Intensify
A SABC News video segment on the renewed call to legalise assisted dying in South Africa.
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Court Asked to Legalise Assisted Dying
A SABC Radio report on DignitySA’s High Court application, including an interview with Dr Nkatheko Mnisi.
DignitySA To Launch Court Bid to Champion Assisted Dying
Carlo Peterson reports on the constitutional framing of DignitySA’s assisted dying challenge.
DignitySA Launches Legal Challenge to End Ban on Assistance in Dying
Tamar Kahn reports on the non-profit’s constitutional challenge to the current assisted dying ban.
Von Memerty’s Self-Deliverance and the Ethical, Legal Controversies of Assisted Dying
Prof Chris Jones reflects on Ian von Memerty’s death and the ethical and legal controversies around assisted dying.
End-of-Life Care vs Suicide
Marianne Thamm examines how Ian von Memerty’s death affected public debate and legislative efforts on end-of-life choice.
The Last Right
Prof Willem Landman argues that South Africa should legalise assisted dying within a constitutional rights framework.
Faith interviews Dieter Harck, Leigh Meinert and Ndumiso Ngcobo about assisted dying
Faith Mangope hosts a discussion about whether South Africa should legalise assisted dying.
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John Maytham interviews Leigh Meinert about palliative care and assisted dying
A CapeTalk conversation with Leigh Meinert on palliative care, assisted dying and the public debate around both.
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Beyond the False Choice: Why SA Needs Both Palliative Care and Assisted Dying
Leigh Meinert writes about why palliative care and assisted dying should be understood as complementary end-of-life choices.
Kgomotso Matsunyane and Ndumiso Ngcobo interview Vuya Kabanyane Ilengou about assisted dying in SA
A podcast conversation with Vuya Kabanyane Ilengou on dignity, choice and assisted dying in South Africa.
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