Posted in Assisted Suicide, Books, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, People in the News, Politics/Law, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jun 28th, 2007
On Monday morning, June 25, 2007, The Reverend George David Exoo, a Unitarian minister and euthanasia (literal meaning: “good death”) advocate living in Beckley, West Virginia, was arrested by FBI agents and taken to the Southern Regional Jail, near Beckley. There he was booked and jailed, pending a hearing on Friday, June 29, at 2:30 […]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Books, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, People in the News, Politics/Law, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jun 27th, 2007
Hunger for knowledge about hastened death appears to be growing worldwide. Derek Humphry, author of five well-known books on assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia, most notably ‘Final Exit,‘ has noticed an upsurge in demand for his books worldwide which bodes well for the wider progress of the movement for the right to choose to die. […]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Dead, death, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, Mercy Killing, Opinion Pieces, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, Suicide (rational) on Jun 6th, 2007
Welcome Back Dr. Kevorkian In a June 1st MSNBC editorial, Arthur Caplan, a bioethicist at the University of Pennsylvania, called Dr. Jack Kevorkian a “dangerous killer.” Melody Youk, wife of Thomas Youk, whose Kevorkian-assisted suicide was broadcast on “60 Minutes,” said, “I don’t consider it murder. I consider it humane.” Youk’s mother and brothers agree. […]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Dead, death, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Mercy Killing, Opinion Pieces, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on May 31st, 2007
By Derek Humphry The release of Dr Jack Kevorkian is welcome news. He has suffered the eight years of imprisonment with calm and fortitude and deserves a peaceful retirement. But the thought he might have any influence on further developments does not make any sense. And while we are currently among the media circus surrounding […]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, death, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Final Exit, Hemlock, Mercy Killing, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, Suicide (rational) on May 30th, 2007
More than two-thirds of Americans believe there are circumstances in which a patient should be allowed to die, but they are closely divided on whether it should be legal for a doctor to help terminally ill patients end their own lives by prescribing fatal drugs, a new AP-Ipsos poll finds. The results were released Tuesday, […]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, death, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Final Exit, Hemlock, Mercy Killing, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News on May 23rd, 2007
Jack Kevorkian still supports euthanasia. In a telephone interview with Michigan TV station WJBK, Kevorkian vows to work toward having assisted suicide legalized. However, Kevorkian also says he won’t break any laws doing so. The retired pathologist was sent to prison for up to 25 years in 1999 after he was convicted of murdering a […]
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A total of 76 Britons with terminal illnesses have ended their lives at the Dignitas Clinic in Zurich since it was founded in 1999. Between 2003 and 2006, an average of 14 people a year made the trip, (The Independent reported), while 34 have done so since January 2006. “It is appalling that the current […]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Books, Dead, death, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance on May 4th, 2007
The paperback ‘how-to’ book ‘Final Exit’ received both an honor and a blow during April 2007. First, the editors and book critics of the American national newspaper, USA TODAY, selected Derek Humphry’s book as one of the 25 most memorable books of the last quarter century.* Then Google Adwords, the search engine giant’s advertising unit, […]
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According to a study by INED (National Institute for Demographic Studies), between a quarter and a half of deaths in Europe will have followed a medical intervention, which could have shortened life. Carried out in Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland in 2001/2 this study shows that these deaths, all of which concerned only the […]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Books, Dead, death, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, Mercy Killing, People in the News, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Apr 15th, 2007
The American national newspaper, USA Today, carried the following article on 14 April 2007:- 25 Memorable Books USA Today 25 Memorable Books *25 Books that leave a legacy* Books tell a story about our reading preferences, certainly, but also about what’s happening in our world. USA TODAY’s book editors and critics chose 25 titles that […]
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