Posted in Assisted Suicide, Books, Dead, death, Euthanasia, Publications/InternetMedia, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational), Uncategorized on Dec 25th, 2006
A BOOK that gives detailed advice on suicide, including a recipe for cyanide, has been cleared for publication in Australia. Author Dr Philip Nitschke has now ordered a print run in Australia after the Office of Film and Literature Classification’s board voted to allow the book to be sold in book stores wrapped in plastic […]
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At 11 am Pacific time, 24 December 2006, the paperback 3rd edition of ‘Final Exit: The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying” by Derek Humphry stood in the Amazon.com sales ranking at # 5,573 out of two million titles on sale through that source. It has been on sale since l991, when […]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Dead, death, Euthanasia, Mercy Killing, Opinion Pieces, Publications/InternetMedia, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational), Uncategorized on Nov 22nd, 2006
What do you call death and an assisted death? By Derek Humphry Recent controversy in Oregon about the best term to describe how a doctor helps a terminally ill person to die under the Oregon Death With Dignity Act (1994) set me thinking about all the terms we use to describe ways of dying and […]
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There are now two books on sale with remarkably similar and confusing titles: “Final Exits†and “Final Exit†But the subtitles should clarify that one is about the results of all manners of death, while the second is about achieving voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide: “Final Exits: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of How We Die†by […]
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For those interested in reading about the subject of the right to choose to die when at life’s end, these sites offer some thought-provoking information 1. Eopinons 2. assistedsuicide.org
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As at pm on 7 Feb 06, the Dell paperback book “Final Exit: The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying” stood at number 7,190 in the sales chart of Amazon.com, out of their stock of over two million titles. This is the 3rd edition of a ‘how-to’ book which was a New […]
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The publisher Eleuthera, in Milan, Italy, has decided to translate and publish Derek Humphry’s latest book “The Good Euthanasia Guide: Where, What, and Who in Choices in Dying”. It will be on sale in a few months time. Eleuthera continues to sell — as it has consistently since l992 –the Italian version of ‘Final Exit’ […]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Books, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Mercy Killing, Opinion Pieces, Publications/InternetMedia, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Suicide (rational) on Oct 9th, 2006
Books on euthanasia received in 2006 at the Euthanasia Research & Guidance Organization (ERGO) in author alphabetical order: Guide to a Humane Self-Chosen Death by Dr. Pieter Admiraal et al. WOZZ Foundation, Delft, The Netherlands. ISBN 9078581018. 112 pages. Paperback. Euros 25. Sold only to physicians, pharmacists and in bulk to right-to-die societies. www.wozz.nl Unplugged: […]
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It is interesting to note in the 2005 data issued by the Dutch Review Committees on hastened death that relatively few dying persons opt for the doctor to help them to die by oral ingestion of lethal drugs. Total number of deaths in Holland in 2005: 136,402 Number of reports of hastened deaths: 1,933 By […]
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The right to die: ‘Final Exit’ DVD version, released earlier this year, is now available in VHS format. ‘Final Exit’ on VHS, adapted from the bestselling book by Derek Humphry, is update of previous 2000 VHS version. Shipping Now! • $25 + shipping Available only thru the ERGO-Store. Not available in bookstores. 2006 VHS (update […]
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