Posted in Assisted dying, Death With Dignity Act, degerative illness, Dementia, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, exit bag, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, helium death, Hemlock, Jean's Way, Living Will, Nembutal, Nitrogen, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Seconal, Self-Deliverance, Switzerland on Jul 5th, 2020
You might like to take a look at my video on YouTube re my latest book (Ebook) at https://www.youtube.com/the final exit It concerns thoughtful advance planning about the end of life.
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, helium death, Hemlock, Nembutal, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, Seconal, Self-Deliverance, Switzerland on Dec 20th, 2019
FINAL EXIT 2020 Ebook just out A reader of the new Ebook writes: I ordered the online copy some weeks ago but only recently got around to reading it all. Congratulations! I think you have done a fine job of laying the basic information out there for people to read and learn. I am very […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Death With Dignity Act, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, People in the News, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, Switzerland on Oct 29th, 2019
It’s interesting that suddenly the UK police are asking for a reform of the law forbidding assisted dying. There have been about a dozen attempts to change the law since l936 and all failed. Britain lags behind many other countries which have approved careful, thoughtful death with dignity laws. The Police and Crime Commissioner for […]
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New voluntary assisted dying clinic opens in Basel, Switzerland Pegasos Swiss Association (https://pegasos-association.com/) Established in August 2019, Pegasos is a Swiss voluntary assisted dying (VAD) association based in Basel, Switzerland. Pegasos was founded in August 2019 by the same Swiss professionals who helped 104-year old Professor David Goodall to die in Basel in May 2018. […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Switzerland on Mar 4th, 2019
It has always been a puzzle that the UK has made no progress in choices-in-dying legislation despite many other countries have done so. Since 1936 there have about 12 attempts at law reform in the Westminster parliament — all failed. And this is supposed to be the ‘mother of democracies’! Reading the new opinion poll […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity Act, degerative illness, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Oregon law, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, Switzerland on Feb 11th, 2019
This spring, Oregon legislators will debate updating and improving the l998 OREGON DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT, which was a landmark in its day but many think needs modifications, especially to include degenerative illnesses (now only terminal illness). This letter makes the point: LETTER TO THE EDITOR of the Eugene Register-Guard, Oregon 11 February 2019 Many […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dutch euthanasia, Euthanasia, Final Exit, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Switzerland on Jan 18th, 2019
The Guardian in London printed this lengthy article which is well worth taking the time to read….. Death on demand: has euthanasia gone too far? Countries around the world are making it easier to choose the time and manner of your death. But doctors in the world’s euthanasia capital are starting to worry about the […]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Suicide (rational), Switzerland on Feb 13th, 2018
Interesting stats from Switzerland appear to show that suicide is mostly carried out by men, the majority of women use assisted suicide. Last year, some 10,078 new members joined the euthanasia organization Exit, the group announced. The number of actual assisted suicides went down slightly, whilst the average age of Exit members rose. At the […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Brittany Maynard, Death With Dignity Act, Final Exit, Oregon law, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, Switzerland on Sep 24th, 2017
AN INVITATION A Broadway Bound Musical – Death with Dignity Inspired Duke Theater 229 42nd St, New York NY 10036 Goodbye New York’s first performance is on 10/5 at 7pm and tickets are now available at: https://tickets.dukeon42.org/single/PSDetail.aspx?psn=8960 Can also follow on: Facebook page – Goodbye New York: A New Musical https://www.facebook.com/GoodbyeNYMusical/ Instagram – @goodbyenewyorkmusical 10/5 […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity Act, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Final Exit, Hemlock, Oregon law, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, Switzerland on Sep 19th, 2017
Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act: Two Decades of Data By Tara Haelle Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act (DWDA), passed through a voter-approved ballot initiative in 1997, lays out strict requirements for patients interested in requesting a prescription from their physician that would enable the patient to end to his or her life. In the 20 […]
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