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, 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 […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News on May 30th, 2008
How to help the Washington State Ballot initiative planned for this November The aim is to introduce a law similar to Oregon’s ten year old physician-assisted dying law. The PAC driving the campaign (formerly called “It’s My Decision“) is now called Yes! on I-1000 (www.yeson1000.org). Running the campaign is a coalition of right to die […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Dead, death, Euthanasia, Film/TV/Radio, Final Exit, People in the News, Politics/Law, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational), Uncategorized on May 21st, 2008
Good Life, Good Death (eBook PDF) Memoir of how a writer became an euthanasia advocate by Derek Humphry Founder of the Hemlock Society (1980-2003) Author of Final Exit NEW! Published May 21, 2008 $12.00 (PDF eBook) • 2008 Not available in paperback 321 pages • 19 chapters with photos http://www.finalexit.org/ergo-store ISBN 978-0-9768283-3-4 Born in England, […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Film/TV/Radio, Final Exit, People in the News, Politics/Law, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on May 13th, 2008
Chronology of Right-to-Die Events During the 20th Century and into the Millenium, 1906 – 2008 This chronology has been revised and updated and well worth a look, and a bookmark, for future reference. Visit http://www.finalexit.org/more.html —
Posted in Assisted Suicide on May 9th, 2008
For present and future reference, there is now a complete list of the assisted suicide laws in every USA State on ERGO’s home page at http://www.finalexit.org/lawsnamerica.html Background: this useful list was compiled by the judge in the George Exoo deportation case recently. Suggest you bookmark this page. ———Derek Humphry, Oregon
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Mercy Killing, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on May 8th, 2008
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The majority of people in Mexico favour the basic principle of euthanasia, according to a poll by ParametrÃa. 59 per cent of respondents think doctors should have the legal right to end the life of a person suffering from an incurable illness upon a request by the patient and his […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, Final Exit, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations on May 1st, 2008
CLARIFICATIONS Helping the Washington State initiative planned for this November……………… The aim is to introduce a law by citizens’ ballot initiative similar to Oregon’s ten year old physician-assisted dying law. The PAC running the campaign (formerly called It’s My Decision) is now called Yes! on I-1000, www.yeson1000.org Running the campaign is a coalition of right […]
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