Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, exit bag, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, GLADD, Hemlock, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death, Suicide (rational) on Aug 7th, 2014
Following raids by law enforcement in US and Canada on manufacturers, nobody now supplies the ready-made helium hood kit for self-deliverance from a terminal illness. (GLADD is gone.) But there is now a substitute in my pamphlet “How to make your own helium hood kit” which can be downloaded as an illustrated pdf at this […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, exit bag, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, GLADD, Hemlock, Nembutal, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Feb 24th, 2014
A 2014 appraisal of self-directed dying by Derek Humphry This September, as part of the world euthanasia conference in Chicago, we shall be making a fresh appraisal of non-doctor ways in which a terminal or hopelessly ill person can choose to end their life. This review will be by NuTech (New Technology in Self-Deliverance) in […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, exit bag, Final Exit, GLADD, Hemlock, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Dec 13th, 2013
From Faye Girsh: Sharlotte Hydorn died yesterday in her San Diego home, with hospice care, at age 94. Though I don’t know all the details, I wanted to pay her this tribute since she did so much to give people around the world the comfort and reassurance of a peaceful death by making and distributing […]
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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 […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, Euthanasia, Final Exit, GLADD, Mercy Killing, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Aug 27th, 2012
There are reports in the financial pages that there is currently a worldwide shortage of the inert gas helium and the price is going up. Helium is extensively used in science, industry and medicine. A few people use helium, together with a hood kit, to bring their terminal illness to a peaceful, painless end (or […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, GLADD, Hemlock, Living Will, Politics/Law, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on May 29th, 2012
I am happy to announce the publication of my book, “In Search of Gentle Death: The Fight for Your Right to Die With Dignity.†The 479-page, deluxe hardcover edition, which took five years to research and write, contains 92 photographs and illustrations, a full bibliography, and a comprehensive index. An ebook version will also be […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, GLADD, Hemlock, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Apr 23rd, 2012
Due to the many interesting questions posed by customers, there is now an extended, revised version of the pamphlet “How to Make Your Own Helium Hood Kit” dealing with these inquiries. (The technique remains the same.) It can be digitally downloaded (with illustrations) for $7 at the ERGO Bookstore. —- Derek Humphry, author, “Final Exit: […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, death, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, GLADD, Hemlock, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jan 28th, 2012
After researching the development and use of the helium self-deliverance method for five years as NuTech’s unofficial historian, I can assure readers of this blog of two things with certainty: 1. The “party balloon kit” helium tanks contain 100.00% helium, with no other gases. 2. Misstatements to the contrary have no basis whatsoever in fact, […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, GLADD, Opinion Pieces, People in the News, Politics/Law, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jan 19th, 2012
Re: United States v. Sharlotte Hydorn Victims Rights and Restitution Act If you are one of those persons who recently received a ‘victim letter’ from the US Department of Justice in connection with Ms Sharlotte Hydorn, of California, who used to supply helium hood kits upon request, I suggest that you respond to it this […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, GLADD, People in the News, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Dec 3rd, 2011
A 91-year-old Californian woman has pleaded guilty to failing to file federal tax returns for her company that made and sold helium hood kits. They were intended for the terminally ill to bring their lives to a speedy end if they wished. Sharlotte Hydorn admitted paying no tax on $66,717 (£42,775) of income in 2010. […]
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