Weblog of Derek Humphry, founder of the Hemlock Society & author of Final Exit, serving the rights of competent, terminally ill adults for 30 years
Posted in Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Opinion Pieces, RTD News, Suicide (rational) on Aug 12th, 2006
In the past five years or so, at least 50 persons have escorted relatives and friends from the UK to Zurich, Switzerland – to the Dignitas flat there, for an assisted suicide. Most of these individuals are known to the police, and many of them have been questioned by the police upon their return to […]
Posted in Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, RTD News, Suicide (rational) on Jul 31st, 2006
It is apparent that the debate over doctor-assisted suicide for the terminally ill is going to re-open in Canada. The Sun newspaper in Edmonton just reported as follows: A private member’s bill from Bloc Quebecois MP Francine Lalonde had thrust the controversial issue onto the parliamentary agenda, but the federal election temporarily swept it off […]
Posted in Assisted Suicide, Books, Euthanasia, Mercy Killing, People in the News, Politics/Law, RTD News, Suicide (rational) on Jul 10th, 2006
Neal Nicol writes:- My biography of Dr. Jack Kevorkian is finally available. Books were delivered to bookstores in the US and Canada on July 5th, and are available through Barnes & Noble. Also, U of Wisconsin Press is offering a special discount on the book if you order direct from them. Jack is 78, in […]
Posted in Assisted Suicide, Books, Euthanasia, Opinion Pieces, RTD News, Suicide (rational) on Jul 2nd, 2006
The Los Angeles Times printed the following thoughtful article on friends helping each other to die. It has also been syndicated to many other newspapers. At death’s window – June 25, 2006 By Anne Lamott / Anne Lamott is a novelist and essayist. Her latest book is “Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith,” recently released […]
Posted in Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, RTD News, Suicide (rational) on Jul 1st, 2006
By telephone from his prison in Michigan, Dr. Jack Kevorkian told the Los Angeles Times:- Do you have any regrets about what you did? Yes, I should’ve worked for a change in the law instead. You’ve said recently that if you are released, you will no longer break the law. Does that mean that you’ve […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Suicide (rational) on Feb 6th, 2006
The Dignitas clinic is in Forch, near Zurich, Switzerland, and therefore operates under Swiss law, which, since 1941, has permitted assisted suicide provided it is done for altruistic reasons. It can be doctor-assisted hastened death, or non-doctor. Assisted suicide for the mentally ill is legal but rare due to the difficulty in accurate diagnosis. It […]
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