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, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations on May 15th, 2013
World conference on choices in dying For details about the 20th biennial conference of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies, to be hosted in Chicago next year by the Final Exit Network, go to this new link: www.WFconf2014.com
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Suicide (rational) on May 14th, 2013
The Vermont House and Senate have now both approved the same version of a law based on Oregon’s model Death with Dignity legislation, and the bill now heads to the governor’s desk for signature. In the past, Governor Shumlin has indicated he’ll sign the bill if it reaches his desk. With the Governor’s signature, Vermont […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Suicide (rational) on Apr 15th, 2013
Montana Senate rejects bill banning doctor-assisted suicide The Montana Senate has rejected a measure that would have made it illegal for doctors and caregivers to help terminally ill people kill themselves. House Bill 505 was struck down 15 April 2013 in a 27-23 floor vote. The Montana Supreme Court had ruled in 2009 that nothing […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Apr 3rd, 2013
2014 World Federation 20th Biennial Conference Final Exit Network, host for the World Federation Right to Die (WFRTD) Societies Meeting, has announced the venue for the 2014 World Federation 20th Biennial Conference. The date of the conference is September 17 to 21, 2014, Wednesday through Sunday, and it will be held at the Embassy Suites […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Dead, death, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, People in the News, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance on Mar 23rd, 2013
The case against assisted-suicide advocate thrown out HASTINGS, Minn. — A Minnesota judge has dismissed charges against the former head of a national right-to-die group accused in the death of an Apple Valley woman. Judge Karen Asphaug ruled Minnesota’s law against advising suicide is unconstitutionally overbroad. She dismissed charges against Thomas Goodwin, former president of […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, Suicide (rational) on Feb 8th, 2013
The Oregon Death With Dignity Act, 15 years on: As of January 14, 2013, prescriptions for lethal medications were written for 115 people during 2012 under the provisions of the Death With Dignity Act (DWDA), compared to 114 during 2011. At the time of this report, there were 77 known DWDA deaths during 2012. This […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, People in the News, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jan 20th, 2013
Obituary: Earl Wettstein, outstanding campaigner The right-to-die movement has lost one of its most dynamic characters with the death of Earl Wettstein, of Arizona, from a heart attack at the age of 81. After watching his Aunt Gladys beg for help in her dying process but getting none, Earl volunteered his talents and lobbied legislatively […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, death, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, People in the News, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Dec 18th, 2012
The Pioneer Press in Minnesota reported on 18 December 2012: Right-to-die group argues free speech in Apple Valley assisted suicide case A national right-to-die-group argued on Dec. 18 that its role in the suicide of an Apple Valley woman, which included instructions on the best way to die by asphyxiation, was protected as free speech. […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, death, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, GLADD, Hemlock, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Dec 12th, 2012
Message from Derek Humphry at ERGO This time of year I ask if you can make a contribution to ERGO (Euthanasia Research & Guidance Organization). Gifts are tax-deductible because ERGO is nonprofit 501c3 with an IRS tax ID # of 93-111834. www.finalexit.org Although we earn a modest amount of money daily from the sales of […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Nov 24th, 2012
The Inbetweeners star Blake Harrison is to star in new BBC Three sitcom ” Way to Go.” The six-part series is described as a “black comedy†about three men who set up an assisted-suicide business. It will air next year. Harrison will play Scott, who devises the desperate scheme when his terminally ill neighbor asks […]
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