Weblog of Derek Humphry, founder of the Hemlock Society & author of Final Exit, serving the rights of competent, terminally ill adults for 30 years
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Film/TV/Radio, Self-Deliverance on Jun 26th, 2008
It is well to be aware that there are persons in America who troll this blog and my ERGO Listserv looking for people in distress, and then approach them and offer to help them to die for a price. Hard evidence of this emerged in a recent television documentary, ‘Reverend Death’, distributed by Channel 4 […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jun 17th, 2008
Some people wonder why in my book ‘Final Exit’ I am against the use of guns to end one’s life. The vast majority of American men who commit suicide use a gun. That’s their business. ERGO’s campaign (as was Hemlock’s) is for peaceful self-deliverance or physician-assisted suicide for the terminally or hopelessly ill competent adult […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, right to die, RTD News on Jun 13th, 2008
A person put this question on the ERGO Listserv: I have recently read your book ‘Final Exit‘ and thank you for writing such a book. I have 2 small older dogs that I want to take with me via helium method and I was thinking if I used a zippered mattress cover which are used […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Final Exit, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, Suicide (rational) on Jun 10th, 2008
The ERGO Listserv is a moderated news list about events world-wide concerning right-to-die issues, chiefly assisted suicide of the terminally and hopelessly ill. Digest only; not necessarily issued every day. No charge is made for this service. Please give this List a sustained trial. Moderator: Derek Humphry NEW list info address: http://www.lists.opn.org/mailman/listinfo/right-to-die_lists.opn.org
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Final Exit, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jun 4th, 2008
There has been a burst of publicity recently about the availability of the barbiturate pentobarbital (Nembutal) being purchased over the counter at vet. supply stores in Mexico. Apparently, dozens of Australians travel all the way to Mexico, at a cost of some $3,000 USD to get the drug which is lethal is overdose. But all […]
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Weblog of Derek Humphry, founder of the Hemlock Society & author of Final Exit, serving the rights of competent, terminally ill adults for 30 years
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