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Doctors in Australian state willing to help

May 2nd, 2023 by

In only the first three months since Voluntary Assisted Dying came into law in Queensland, 490 medical practitioners have sought to become authorised VAD providers.

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Big growth in death choices without residency requirements f

Apr 23rd, 2023 by

The nonprofit group which runs Oregon’s right-to-die law, ELCOR, experienced growth across all services in 2022. Nearly 1,700 phone and email requests for information and services were received, a 31% increase from 2021.

Because the residency requirement was discontinued in May 2022, EOLCOR’s out-of-state requests increased by 545%, from 33 to 213.

Oregon was the first of America’s ten states to pass medical assisted dying law in 1998.

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Help with right-to-die research

Apr 21st, 2023 by

Choices in dying — A Donation ?
A modest donation to ERGO (nonprofit 501c3) would help with our research and guidance. (ERGO: Euthansia Research & Guidance Organization)

See the donation icon at

https://www.finalexit.org/ergo-store/contribute-to-ergo-c-68/contribute-to-ergo-p-192.html

or mail check to
ERGO, 24829 Norris Lane, Junction City, OR 97448 USA
Thank you — Derek Humphry, President

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Better prospects in France

Apr 17th, 2023 by

President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday 0417/23 France must improve the availability of palliative care and there would be a draft bill by the end of the summer on whether some form of assisted dying should be allowed

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Classic book on the right to choose to die

Apr 11th, 2023 by

“Jean’s Way” book on Kindle

This is the cult classic “Jean’s Way” by Derek Humphry, first published in l978. It outlines the story of a woman suffering from incurable cancer who at the end, rather than endure more, she took her life.
This book has been one of the most significant books of the right-to-die debate. Its author also wrote the bestseller “Final Exit.” It outlines the story of a woman suffering from incurable cancer who at the end, rather than endure more, she took her life with drugs supplied by her husband, Derek Humphry. Although what Humpbry did was a crime (assisted suciide) he was not prosecuted on the grounds of compassion.

On Kindle for $6.

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Classic book now on Kindle

Apr 10th, 2023 by

“Jean’s Way” book on Kindle

This is the cult classic “Jean’s Way” by Derek Humphry, first published in l978. It outlines the story of a woman suffering from incurable cancer who at the end, rather than endure more, she took her life.
This book has been one of the most significant books of the right-to-die debate. Its author also wrote the bestseller “Final Exit.” It outlines the story of a woman suffering from incurable cancer who at the end, rather than endure more, she took her life with drugs supplied by her husband, Derek Humphry. Although what Humpbry did was a crime he was not prosecuted on the grounds of compassion.

On Kindle for $6.

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Brits look to Switzerland for assisted dying

Mar 28th, 2023 by

There are now 1,528 British members of Dignitas in Switzerland who have signed up to use the organisation’s services – an all-time high.

33 Brits had an assisted death at Dignitas in 2022 – that’s a 44% increase from 2021, and the highest number since the pandemic.

The London Parliament has repeatedly declined to pass a medical assisted dying law.

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Increase in medical assisted dying in Oregon

Mar 25th, 2023 by

In its 25th year since legalization, a record number of Oregonians choose Death with Dignity and opt for medical aid in dying as part of their end-of-life care

In 1994, Oregon became the first state to legalize Death with Dignity, which was implemented in 1997. In the 25 years since, the state has experienced a steady ascension in the number of patients who’ve sought and successfully accessed physician aid in dying.

The Oregon Health Authority released its annual report last week on the number of Oregonians availing themselves of the state’s Death With Dignity law.

The numbers show a strong increase in 2022, as the number of patients ending their lives after receiving prescriptions from doctors jumped from 255 to 278.

Oregon was the first of the now ten USA states whih permit a doctor to assist a dying paiient with lethal prescribed medications.

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In Memoriam; Dr. Aycke Smook

Mar 24th, 2023 by

: Aycke Smook 1938-2023

ERGO regrets to report the death of one of its
directors, Dr.Aycke Smook in the Netherlands.

Aycke died in hospital on March 6th 2023 after a period of deteriorating health. He will be remembered for his unwavering commitment to the issue of the Right to Die in general, and to Right to Die Europe in particular.

After organising the 1990 WF Conference in Maastricht on behalf of Dutch Right-to-Die organisation NVVE, he took the initiative to start Right to Die Europe (RtD-E)in 1993 – originally as a European Division of the World Federation of Right to Die Socieries.

A retired gynacologist, Aycke was President of the WFRtDS from 1994 until 1996 and of ERGO from its inception in 1993.

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Get the California advanced care directive

Mar 17th, 2023 by

Advance Healthcare Directive (AHCD).

A California AHCD can be filled out online. The form and instructions are available on this link:

** California AHCD (https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/consumers/ProbateCodeAdvancedHealthCareDirectiveForm-fillable.pdf)

After completing the form, print, sign, and date it at the end. The form must also be signed by two qualified witnesses or a notary public.

Give a copy of the signed and completed form to your physician, any other health care providers you may have, to any health care institution at which you are receiving care, and to any health care agent(s) you have named. We recommend keeping a copy at home in plain sight in case paramedics need to come into your home.

Talk to the person you have named as your agent to make sure they understand your wishes and are willing to take the responsibility.

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