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 'Last Wish', Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Elder suicide, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Good Death, Jean's Way, right to die, Self-Deliverance on Oct 13th, 2022
The right to CHOOSE to die at life’s end is the ultimate personal and civil liberty. — Derek Humphry
Posted in 'Last Wish', Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity Act, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Dutch euthanasia, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, Living Will, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, Switzerland on Apr 1st, 2021
Dr Henry Marsh: The law insists that I suffer until the end Dr Henry Marsh Friday April 02 2021 After many decades of working with patients facing death, a recent diagnosis of advanced cancer means that I now face death myself — possibly within a year, perhaps up to five years or more if I […]
Posted in 'Last Wish', Assisted dying, Books, Derek Humphry, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Oregon law, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Switzerland on Feb 1st, 2021
The book ‘Final Exit’ reached 30 years old on 2 February 2021. In updated versions it still sells modestly around the world every day. In 1991 it reached the New York Times book list as Number One, and remained listed for 18 weeks. It became infamous as ‘the suicide guide’ but author Derek Humphry pointed […]
Posted in 'Last Wish', Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Death With Dignity Act, degerative illness, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Dutch euthanasia, Euthanasia, Final Exit Network, Oregon law, right to die, RTD Organizations, Switzerland on Jan 27th, 2021
There is a lengthy and accurate article about the right-to-die in Bloomberg Business news. The author describes his father’s well-laid plans to achieve a good end to his life. Below is a tiny extract. Suggest going to read the whole article at: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-01-27/death-with-dignity-how-i-helped-my-dad-die Extract: I later learned of popular how-to books such as Final Exit, […]
Posted in 'Last Wish', Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Death With Dignity Act, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Good Death, Living Will, People in the News, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News on Nov 17th, 2020
Betty Rollin’s husband wanted physician-assisted dying but being in New York he could not have it. The New York Tines obituary on him said, in part: Harold Edwards, known by his large circle of friends as Ed, died of colon cancer on November 10 at 84 at his home in New York City. He was […]
Assisted-Dying Blog
Weblog of Derek Humphry, founder of the Hemlock Society & author of Final Exit, serving the rights of competent, terminally ill adults for 30 years
There are 792 Posts and 820 Comments so far.