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New Oregon law banning helium hood kits there

Jun 18th, 2011 by

NO HELIUM HOOD KITS MAY BE SOLD TO OREGON
— GLADD CLOSED DOWN – AT LEAST TEMPORARILY
The Oregon Senate voted unanimously for the second time Thursday to adopt SB 376, which outlaws the selling of “any substance or object, that is capable of causing death” to another person with the expectation that it will be used to assist that person to commit suicide. The Governor still has to sign it.
The immediate effect of the new Oregon law is to prohibit the sale of a particular type of suicide kit manufactured and sold via mail order by a small company, The GLADD Group in Southern California. Owner Sharlotte Hydorn, 91, said that she is “not against Oregon passing its law — it’s a wonderful country.”
Hydorn markets her suicide kit, which consists of a plastic bag and plastic tubing intended to be connected to helium tankS, throughout the United States as well as internationally, including Canada, England, Brazil, Israel and Singapore, she said.
However, at the moment her business is closed, following a raid by the FBI on May 25, during which her computer system, sewing machines and materials for making and mailing the suicide kits were confiscated.

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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, GLADD, Hemlock, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News

3 Responses to “New Oregon law banning helium hood kits there”

  1. jsiss says:
    June 18, 2011 at 10:33 am

    The fact that Oregon needed to pass a law specifically to make the intentional provision of means of suicide a crime shows that GLADD was not breaking the law in providing the helium hood kits up until now. Oregon state legislators and prosecutors realized that GLADD’s sale of helium hoods could not be successfully prosecuted under existing state and federal laws with respect to assisted suicide, so they created a new one. I’m not saying I disagree with Oregon’s actions, just pointing out it’s legal implications.

  2. jerriblankstare says:
    June 21, 2011 at 7:18 pm

    But i want to buy one. What can a person do to accomplish self-deliverance if they happen to live in a state where these kinds of crackdowns on personal freedoms are occuring?

  3. jsiss says:
    June 21, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    Q. “What can a person do to accomplish self-deliverance if they happen to live in a state where these kinds of crackdowns on personal freedoms are occurring?”

    A. You can buy the Final Exit book and video and fashion a helium hood for yourself. It is relatively simple and requires no special skills or tools.

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