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More than 100 people died in Washington last year after requesting and taking a lethal prescription through Washington’s Death with Dignity law, the state’s Department of Health reported 4 June 2014. Officials said that 173 people requested and received lethal doses of medication in 2013, a 43 percent increase from the year before. Of those […]

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I am happy to announce the publication of my book, “In Search of Gentle Death: The Fight for Your Right to Die With Dignity.” The 479-page, deluxe hardcover edition, which took five years to research and write, contains 92 photographs and illustrations, a full bibliography, and a comprehensive index. An ebook version will also be […]

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RIGHT-TO-DIE PROGRESS IN THE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURY Various forms of medically assisted dying and/or assisted suicide for the terminally or hopelessly ill competent adult have been approved by 2011 in the following eleven states and nations. Each has its own rules and guidelines. All but Switzerland and Colombia forbid foreigners coming for this type […]

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER Derek Humphry, founder of the original Hemlock Society USA in l980, was the keynote speaker at the 2011 annual meeting of Compassion and Choices of Washington state on Saturday, October 22. A journalist and author, Humphry is well known as the author of the bestselling books ‘Jean’s Way’ and ‘Final Exit’. There were […]

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Terminally ill patients should receive medical help to commit suicide if they want to die, a [UK] government adviser has said. Martin Green, a social care expert for the Department of Health, said those who were physically unable to end their own lives were being deprived of “choice” and “autonomy” in Britain where assisted suicide […]

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Vancouver, B.C. February 21, 2011 The Farewell Foundation for the Right to Die commenced a constitutional challenge to the validity of s.241(b) of the Criminal Code this morning. Section 241(b) enacts the offence of aiding and abetting suicide, which is punishable by a term of incarceration of up to 14 years. The Farewell Foundation is […]

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Last week’s Sundance Film Festival winner for the best documentary video was ‘How to Die in Oregon’ in which I have a tiny cameo role explaining the history of how the physician-assisted suicide law came about. Overall, I’m told, it is a very moving film; not seen it yet. The film will be showing at […]

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How ‘right-to-die’ stands in 2009 —
Where voluntary euthanasia (VE) and/or physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is now legally permitted under guidelines

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The Oregon Death with Dignity Political Action Fund is leading efforts to raise $1M to ensure passage of the Washington Death with Dignity initiative this November [2008]. We are entering the most critical time for the Washington campaign. We are working on the final push to raise enough money to purchase television commercials to counter […]

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How to help the Washington State Ballot initiative planned for this November The aim is to introduce a law similar to Oregon’s ten year old physician-assisted dying law. The PAC driving the campaign (formerly called “It’s My Decision“) is now called Yes! on I-1000 (www.yeson1000.org). Running the campaign is a coalition of right to die […]

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