Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dutch euthanasia, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Good Life, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, RTD News on Feb 23rd, 2018
Here’s something we did not know until now: Since the Dutch euthanasia law came into force in 2002, Dutch doctors have helped over 49,000 people to die through euthanasia or physician assisted suicide (PAS). Although euthanasia and PAS remain criminal acts in the Netherlands, doctors are not prosecuted if the due care criteria of the […]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Suicide (rational), Switzerland on Feb 13th, 2018
Interesting stats from Switzerland appear to show that suicide is mostly carried out by men, the majority of women use assisted suicide. Last year, some 10,078 new members joined the euthanasia organization Exit, the group announced. The number of actual assisted suicides went down slightly, whilst the average age of Exit members rose. At the […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, exit bag, Final Exit, Mercy Killing, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News on Feb 5th, 2018
This is a stage play which I recommend you try to attend if you are in the London UK area on the dates. It is a searing story of an merciful assisted suicide which landed the compassionate person in prison. I did some of the research for the script.– Derek H …. My mother, the […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Good Death, Hemlock, People in the News, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death on Jan 8th, 2018
Derek Humphry memoir now at sensible book price When “Good Life, Good Deathâ€, Derek’s account of his early life, then what caused him to start the Hemlock Society USA in 1980, at the same time kick-starting the American right-to-choose-to-die movement, was published in New York last year it was priced at $34.95. An impossible price! […]
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Posted in Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, People in the News, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death on Dec 23rd, 2017
NU-TECH 2017 CONFERENCE REPORT [NuTech is short for New Technologies in Self-Deliverance] After many months of planning, NuTech 2017 was held in Toronto on the weekend of 28 – 29 October. For the first time, the conference was open to more participants than simply those who attended in person in the studio. Living up to […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance on Dec 7th, 2017
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE FINAL EXIT NETWORK: Join us! Dying in the Americas 2018 conference Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort, Henderson, NV Benefactors and supporters of the right to die movement invite you to attend Dying in the Americas 2018, a conference dedicated to understanding the handicaps in the success of death with dignity in all […]
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This first right-to-die law just passed in Australia is a welcome break-through, but will it work in a smooth manner? I’ve not yet had chance to read the Victoria law, but according to BBC World News, three doctors have to sign off on the proposed assisted dying, and then it goes before a board for […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Opinion Pieces, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News on Nov 28th, 2017
The Swiss group DIGNITAS has survived many controversial battles, now takes it fight for choices in dying further abroad. EDITORIAL NOVEMBER 2017 newsletter of DIGNITAS, Switzerland: Freedom of choice in one’s life and at life’s end is a human right. In 1998, the non-profit association DIGNITAS – To live with dignity – To die with […]
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It continues to help FINAL EXIT sales stats on Amazon Books 11.11.17 Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,277 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Books > Law > Estate Planning > Living Wills #1 in Books > Law > Health & Medical Law > Right to Die #15 in Books > Self-Help > […]
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Posted in Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Final Exit, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death, Suicide (rational), Switzerland on Jul 20th, 2017
Inaugural 2017 NuTech Prize It is with great pleasure that Exit International announces the establishment of a prize to be awarded to the most innovative use of technology to improve the means of providing a peaceful, elective and autonomous (DIY) death. The US$5000 prize will be awarded at the NuTech 2017 gathering in Toronto on […]
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