Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Final Exit, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death, Suicide (rational) on Jul 22nd, 2015
Right-to-die equipment called “Delivery” Take a look at this web site in The Independent newspaper in London 21 July for very interesting new equipment for self-deliverance from Dr.Philip Nitschke, of Exit International: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/dr-deaths-edinburgh-fringe-show-will-see-righttodie-campaigner-gas-audience-members-10405392.html Impressive, but the legalities of using it, or supplying the equipment, to dying people are problematic. Let’s work them out.
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, exit bag, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death, Suicide (rational) on Jul 11th, 2015
INQUIRY Unfortunately I missed the warning about the change in helium tanks that will now include oxygen. I have been unable to find any “old” tanks locally and am hesitant to take the chance ordering online at this late date. 1) Has anyone had success with buying a tank from an industrial supplier of helium? […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Final Exit Network, People in the News, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Suicide (rational) on Jul 9th, 2015
A Baltimore Circuit Court judge denied Dr.Lawrence Egbert’s request to reinstate his medical license Thursday, but not before expressing some sympathy for the right-to-die advocate linked to six deaths in Maryland. Judge Marcus Z. Shar explained to Egbert, who represented himself in court, that his powers to review the case were limited. After finding that […]
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California lawmakers on Tuesday dropped efforts to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives. The authors of the legislation that would allow doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs did not have enough support to get it through committees amid fierce religious opposition. Sponsors vowed to continue the fight. Aid-in-dying advocates had said they would […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Final Exit, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death, Suicide (rational) on Jun 12th, 2015
The next World Federation of Right to Die Societies Congress will take place from 11 – 14 May 2016 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.The conference will be hosted by NVVE, the Dutch right-to-die society. The conference title is “Euthanasia 2016 – Professional challenges.” Visit the special website for regularly updated, further information: www.euthanasia2016.org
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Germany’s Bundestag has been presented with two draft bills aimed at expanding suicide help for patients with no hope of recovery. The right to die has been a hotly debated topic across Europe in recent years. Germany inched ever closer to joining its neighbor Belgium in allowing active assisted suicide on Tuesday as two new […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death on May 30th, 2015
World euthanasia conference in Amsterdam in May next year The international euthanasia conference, Euthanasia 2016 will take place on May 11-14, 2016, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The World Federation of Right to Die Societies has requested the NVVE to organize this biennial international conference. Hosting the conference means the opportunity for the NVVE to share […]
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There are still helium tanks in some stores which are pure helium. Do not buy for self-deliverance (only balloon inflation) tanks which are marked HELIUM/AIR. For instance, a supporter tells me that there are approximately 15 tanks of 100% helium at the below location, for those in need in the Philadelphia and suburban areas: PARTY […]
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A survey on internet drugs by Derek Humphry We need to know what is the value of ordering drugs on the internet intended for personal self-deliverance from a present or future terminal or hopeless illness. Reports are coming to me of scams but there must also be success stories. We need a balanced assessment of […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death on May 16th, 2015
Press release from the Final Exit Network Minnesota Case: Final Exit Network Found Guilty Of a Crime For Showing Compassion HASTINGS, Minnesota, May 14 — A 12-member jury found Final Exit Network, Inc. guilty of “assisting†in a “suicide†and interfering with the scene of a death so as to “mislead†the coroner. A five-woman, […]
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