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 Books, death, Derek Humphry, Organ donation, People in the News, Richard N. Cote, RTD Organizations on Feb 26th, 2015
The writer and photographer Richard N. Cote died at home in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, on February 10 at the age of 69. Dick — as he was known to everybody — was in good general health. He fell down the stairs and suffered massive head trauma. Pronounced brain dead with no hope of recovery, […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Oregon law, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, Suicide (rational) on Feb 20th, 2015
Oregon Public Health Division reports: Oregon Death with Dignity Act 2014 As of February 2, 2015, prescriptions for lethal medications were written for 155 people during 2014 under the provisions of the DWDA, compared to 121 during 2013 At the time of this report, 105 people had died from ingesting the medications prescribed during 2014 […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, Suicide (rational) on Feb 13th, 2015
The Star in Canada reported 13 Feb.2015: More than three quarters of Canadians support the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling last week legalizing physician-assisted suicide, according to a new Forum Research poll. The survey of 1,018 adult Canadians conducted Monday and Tuesday, after Friday’s unanimous decision by the top court, found 78 per cent of […]
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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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