Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, death, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, People in the News, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death, Suicide (rational) on Sep 23rd, 2014
Gerald A. Larue dies at 98; former minister debunked biblical stories By Elaine Woo of the Los Angeles Times 09.22.14 Gerald A. Larue — an ordained minister who became an agnostic, archeologist, religious scholar and debunker of claims such as Lazarus rising from the dead and the discovery of Noah’s ark — has died. He […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, exit bag, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death, Suicide (rational) on Sep 11th, 2014
World Leaders in Right to Die with Dignity Movement to Meet in Chicago Members of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies, comprising 52 organizations in 27 countries, will meet in Chicago September 17-21. Hosting is Final Exit Network, an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization serving members in the United States who are suffering from intolerable […]
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The Canadian Medical Association, which has had a permanent policy saying doctors should not participate in euthanasia or assisted suicide, is softening its stance. Delegates to the organization’s general council decided 19 August that the CMA now “supports the right of all physicians, within the bounds of existing legislation, to follow their conscience when deciding […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, exit bag, Final Exit, Living Will, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death on Jul 20th, 2014
Derek Humphry’s three books on euthanasia, mostly centered on self-directed death also known as self-deliverance from a terminal or hopeless illness, are now available on Kindle. (1) Final Exit: The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying. (2) Jean’s Way: A Love story. (3) Good Life, Good Death: Memoir of a journalist and […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, exit bag, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, physician-assisted suicide, RTD News on Jul 19th, 2014
The House of Lords [UK] was split on 07/18/14 over whether to back assisted dying, as supporters argued it would end the excruciating suffering of the terminally ill and opponents warned it was “a whisker away” from euthanasia. The assisted dying bill, proposed by the former lord chancellor Charles Falconer, would allow doctors to prescribe […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, exit bag, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death on Jul 10th, 2014
World Federation of Right to Die Societies, 20th Conference Dignity . Control . Choice SEPTEMBER 17-21, 2014 See the new web page for the World Conference in Chicago: http://www.wfconf2014.com/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Dignitas, Euthanasia, exit bag, Final Exit, People in the News, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death on Jul 9th, 2014
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s suicide pact has been extended to cover any life-threatening condition, as well as Alzheimer’s disease. “If I can’t live my life the way I’m living it now – and I don’t mean financially – then that’s it…[Switzerland],†he said. “If I can’t get up and go to the bathroom myself and […]
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In England, Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying Bill will receive its Second Reading in the House of Lords on Friday, 18 July 2014. This would apply to England and Wales – the Scottish have their own legal system. The principles of the Bill will be debated and, subject to opposition, voted on. It is broadly similar […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Living Will, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations on Jun 6th, 2014
In an historic 94 to 22 vote at the National Assembly of Quebec, Bill 52, An Act Respecting End of Life Care, passed into law at 4:14 pm on June 5, 2014. This is the first time that medical aid to die becomes an option for adult citizens of Quebec who are capable of giving […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations on Jun 5th, 2014
More than 100 people died in Washington last year after requesting and taking a lethal prescription through Washington’s Death with Dignity law, the state’s Department of Health reported 4 June 2014. Officials said that 173 people requested and received lethal doses of medication in 2013, a 43 percent increase from the year before. Of those […]
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