Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD Organizations, Suicide (rational), Switzerland on Mar 27th, 2022
Sisters Lila Ammouri 54, and Susan Frazier 49, from Arizona, US travelled to Basel Switzerland and died at the Pegasos clinic in Liestal on February 11, 2022. The sisters were members of Exit International, having joined the organization in October 2020. They subsequently joined Pegasos in March 2021. They sought information from Exit on ending their […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Death With Dignity Act, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Oregon law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Switzerland on Dec 20th, 2021
From the newsletter 20 December 2121 of the American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying The Academy’s Patient to Doctor Referral System (https://ACAMAID.us19) inaugurated in March 2020 to link patients with aid-in-dying experienced doctors, has now reached 300 patient requests and we’ve placed 100% of them with participating doctors. Sadly, 25 years after Oregon became […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, degerative illness, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, Jean's Way, Living Will, physician-assisted suicide, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance on Dec 9th, 2021
Euthanasia Research and Guidance Organization (ERGO) Contacting ERGO and Derek Humphry — Email: ergo@finalexit.org Web: https://www.finalexit.org Bookstore: https://www.finalexit.org/ergo-store BLOG: www.assisted-dying.org YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFinalExit Donations: https://www.finalexit.org/ergo-store (see contribute icon) Or mail to ERGO, 24829 Norris Lane, Junction City, Oregon 97448 USA
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity Act, degerative illness, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Living Will, physician-assisted suicide, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Switzerland on Nov 29th, 2021
Choices in dying. Donation ? A modest donation to ERGO (nonprofit) would help with our research and our support of inquirers. See the 9th icon (‘How you can contribute…..’) at our web site: https/::www.finalexit.org/ergo-store Or mail to ERGO, 24829 Norris Lane, Junction City, OR 97448 Thank you — Derek Humphry
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Dr. Kevorkian, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Publications/InternetMedia, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance on Aug 6th, 2021
From the Final Exit Network newsletter, Vol. 20, # 3, Summer 2021: A right-to-die icon spoke from the grave (kind of) and gave a living RTD icon a big sales boost to a best-selling book, Final Exit. Oscar-winning Nomadland (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress) includes a passing reference to Derek Humphry’s ultimate DIY guide […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Dr. Kevorkian, Dutch euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Kevorkian, physician-assisted suicide, RTD Organizations, Switzerland on Aug 1st, 2021
On July 20, a 28-year-old man in the Netherlands was arrested for trafficking suicide powder. According to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, at least six suicides are linked to the man. The Justice Department suspects the drug was provided to hundreds of people. Research should show how many people actually took the drug and how many […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity Act, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Dr. Kevorkian, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Kevorkian, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD Organizations, Suicide (rational) on Jul 27th, 2021
There is an interesting peer-reviewed research published in OMEGA-Journal = of Death and Dying. Click here (https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228211033368) = to read the article – “Why People Think They Might Hasten Their Death When= Faced with Irremediable Health Conditions Compared to Why They Actually Do= So.” (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00302228211033368) This is an extract: Since Derek Humphry’s best-selling book in […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations on May 19th, 2021
The Final Exit Network filed a lawsuit in federal court 05/18/2021 against the sheriff and the chief prosecutor of Anoka County, Minnesota for threatening to file criminal charges against the organization. The action named Sheriff James Stuart and County Attorney Tony Palumbo as defendants in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. It […]
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Posted in 'Last Wish', Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Death With Dignity Act, degerative illness, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Dutch euthanasia, Euthanasia, Final Exit Network, Oregon law, right to die, RTD Organizations, Switzerland on Jan 27th, 2021
There is a lengthy and accurate article about the right-to-die in Bloomberg Business news. The author describes his father’s well-laid plans to achieve a good end to his life. Below is a tiny extract. Suggest going to read the whole article at: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-01-27/death-with-dignity-how-i-helped-my-dad-die Extract: I later learned of popular how-to books such as Final Exit, […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Living Will, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance on Dec 23rd, 2020
ERGO’s mission is that making solid progress — via acceptability and legality — is best achieved by the international exchange of pertinent literature, news and views. Our aim is to give choices in dying to the terminally and degenerative ill adult; people with issues contact ERGO daily. Since 1995, we have funded the organization through […]
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