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 Suicide on Jun 28th, 2015
THE ECONOMIST — 27 June 2015: Doctor-assisted dying – The right to die Doctors should be allowed to help the suffering and terminally ill to die when they choose …….. The Economist makes a well-argued case for assisted dying in its current issue. It is too long to publish here; suggest you access it at […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Final Exit, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death, Suicide (rational) on Jun 12th, 2015
The next World Federation of Right to Die Societies Congress will take place from 11 – 14 May 2016 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.The conference will be hosted by NVVE, the Dutch right-to-die society. The conference title is “Euthanasia 2016 – Professional challenges.” Visit the special website for regularly updated, further information: www.euthanasia2016.org
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News on Jun 9th, 2015
Germany’s Bundestag has been presented with two draft bills aimed at expanding suicide help for patients with no hope of recovery. The right to die has been a hotly debated topic across Europe in recent years. Germany inched ever closer to joining its neighbor Belgium in allowing active assisted suicide on Tuesday as two new […]
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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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