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 […]
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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 • […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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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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, Mercy Killing, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Suicide (rational), Uncategorized on May 24th, 2007
Dr Jack Kevorkian free at last (on June 1, 2007) The Euthanasia Research and Guidance Organization (ERGO) heartily welcomes the release from prison on parole of Dr. Jack Kevorkian after serving eight years of a 10-25 years sentence in Michigan, USA. We hope that he can enjoy a well-deserved retirement — he is 79 — […]
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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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