Assisted-Dying Blog

There has been a burst of publicity recently about the availability of the barbiturate pentobarbital (Nembutal) being purchased over the counter at vet. supply stores in Mexico. Apparently, dozens of Australians travel all the way to Mexico, at a cost of some $3,000 USD to get the drug which is lethal is overdose. But all […]

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How to help the Washington State Ballot initiative planned for this November The aim is to introduce a law similar to Oregon’s ten year old physician-assisted dying law. The PAC driving the campaign (formerly called “It’s My Decision“) is now called Yes! on I-1000 (www.yeson1000.org). Running the campaign is a coalition of right to die […]

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Good Life, Good Death (eBook PDF) Memoir of how a writer became an euthanasia advocate by Derek Humphry Founder of the Hemlock Society (1980-2003) Author of Final Exit NEW! Published May 21, 2008 $12.00 (PDF eBook) • 2008 Not available in paperback 321 pages • 19 chapters with photos http://www.finalexit.org/ergo-store ISBN 978-0-9768283-3-4 Born in England, […]

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Re tv program “Reverend Death” on Channel 4, UK, tonight Monday, May 19, at 10 pm Two clips from the film are already on the Channel 4 web site: http://www.channel4.com/video/reverend-death/series-1/. The video is best seen with Internet Explorer Clip #2 tells how Exoo and Thomas were going to become “assisted suicidemartyrs” if they felt they […]

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Chronology of Right-to-Die Events During the 20th Century and into the Millenium, 1906 – 2008 This chronology has been revised and updated and well worth a look, and a bookmark, for future reference. Visit http://www.finalexit.org/more.html —

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(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The majority of people in Mexico favour the basic principle of euthanasia, according to a poll by Parametría. 59 per cent of respondents think doctors should have the legal right to end the life of a person suffering from an incurable illness upon a request by the patient and his […]

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CLARIFICATIONS Helping the Washington State initiative planned for this November……………… The aim is to introduce a law by citizens’ ballot initiative similar to Oregon’s ten year old physician-assisted dying law. The PAC running the campaign (formerly called It’s My Decision) is now called Yes! on I-1000, www.yeson1000.org Running the campaign is a coalition of right […]

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I would like to clarify the earlier response to a question raised by Alida Westman in regard to the state of Washington I-1000 ballot initiative. First, as an organization Hemlock still exists. The name is owned and registered under a federal trademark by Compassion & Choices. Although “Hemlock” is no longer the overreaching name of […]

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A terminally ill man who was about to be helped to die via physician-assisted suicide under Oregon’s Death With Dignity law, offered those who were there to help him the information that he had twice voted against the law when it was a ballot initiative in l994 and l997. But now that he needed assisted […]

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The ultimate \’how-to\’ guide book Available at www.finalexit.org/ergo store In paperback or digital download

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