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, death, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Aug 8th, 2007
DIGNITAS in Switzerland has not at all the same view as those who say that right-to-die-movement should not support suicide. If we admit what the Swiss Supreme Court has ruled on November 3, 2006, that the right to decide on moment and method of a person’s own death is a part of the Right to […]
Posted in Assisted Suicide, death, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Opinion Pieces, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Aug 2nd, 2007
The Golden Gate Bridge operators in San Francisco have put up a web site to invite comments on the placement of a suicide barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge: www.ggbsuicidebarrier.org Some have commented that a suicide barrier should not be placed because, just as women have the right to decide if they should give birth, […]
Posted in Assisted Suicide, death, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, Mercy Killing, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jul 30th, 2007
On Friday, July 27, The Reverend George David Exoo was moved to the South Central Regional Jail in Charleston, West Virginia. The Republic of Ireland is seeking to have Reverend Exoo extradited for providing compassionate care and spiritual comfort while witnessing the January 25, 2002 suicide of Rosemary Toole in Dublin, Ireland. Exoo is a […]
Posted in Assisted Suicide, Books, death, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, Mercy Killing, People in the News, Politics/Law, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jul 26th, 2007
THE GOLD STANDARD BOOK FOR CHOICES IN DYING IS NOW AVAILABLE TO VIEW ON YOUR COMPUTER Final Exit, Digital Edition 2007 (eBook PDF) The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying by Derek Humphry, founder of the Hemlock Society Revised 3rd edition in digital eBook PDF format Updated July 2007 eBook PDF • […]
Posted in Assisted Suicide, death, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Suicide (rational) on Jul 20th, 2007
The Reverend George David Exoo, of Beckley, West Virginia, USA, is the first person ever arrested, jailed, and awaiting an extradition hearing for providing compassionate care and prayer while an Irish woman committed suicide in Dublin in 2002. His extradition court hearing is on August 17. The Rev. George David Exoo Prisoner # 5:07-MC-00059 Southern […]
Posted in Assisted Suicide, Books, death, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, Mercy Killing, People in the News, Politics/Law, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jul 19th, 2007
Books by Derek Humphry on euthanasia and assisted suicide have appeared around the world over the last 30 years:- ‘Final Exit’ has been published throughout the English-speaking world, also in Braille, and translated into these languages: 1. Spanish. 2. French. 3. German. 4. Italian. 5. Dutch. 6. Danish. 7. Portuguese. 8. Japanese. 9. Mandarin Chinese. […]
Posted in Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jul 16th, 2007
On June 25, 2007, The Reverend George David Exoo, an ordained American minister and euthanasia activist, was arrested and jailed by U.S. authorities. He will face charges made against him by the Republic of Ireland for his compassionate presence at the suicide of Ms. Rosemary Toole, 48, in Dublin, Ireland. The extradition hearing is scheduled […]
Posted in Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jul 14th, 2007
ERGO has received a letter dated 4 July 2007 from George David Exoo, who is in prison in the Southern Regional Jail, in Beaver, West Virginia, awaiting an extradition hearing sometime in August. The Irish police wish to have him tried for assisting the suicide of a Dublin woman in 2002. George, aged 64, a […]
Posted in Assisted Suicide, death, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, Mercy Killing, Politics/Law, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jul 12th, 2007
The Final Exit Network affiliate in Illinois has changed its name back to ‘Hemlock of Illinois,’ which was its original founding name in l985. Based in Chicago, it remains affiliated to the Network. The reason for the change given by its board members is that the group would have more members and be more visible […]
Posted in Assisted Suicide, death, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, Mercy Killing, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jun 30th, 2007
The Register-Herald in Beckley, West Virginia, reported 30 June 07:- Ex-minister remains jailed By Matthew Hill, Register-Herald Reporter — A former Beckley Unitarian minister was ordered Friday to remain incarcerated at Southern Regional Jail until a hearing to determine whether he will be extradited to Ireland — where he is wanted for allegedly assisting a […]
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